Earlier in the year I noticed some behavior in my bee’s that I see as particularly beneficial. When I select for breeding queens and genetic propagation there are several things that come into play. This is one of those things.…
Earlier in the year I noticed some behavior in my bee’s that I see as particularly beneficial. When I select for breeding queens and genetic propagation there are several things that come into play. This is one of those things.…
It has been quite a while since I have written an update specific about the hive status. I thought because were getting ready for winter its a good time to take stock of where everything stands. Just before winter it…
Happy belated forth of July everyone. Made it out to the new outyard today (Henry’s Outyard). This is where I moved my split up aggressive colony. I started breaking into the first box and to my surprise no bee’s. I looked…
I am repopulating my area with bees! This spring my time has been a bit stretched due to our new baby being born. I’ve lost two swarms from hive number 2. Below is a picture of the virgin queen. I…
I’ve been doing a bit of varroa mite research this morning. My goal is to better understand the reproductive habits as well as the life expectancy of the mite. I know that brood breaks work to reduce mite numbers. I’m…
Over the past year as stated in a previous post I managed to sustain my own apiary without having to purchase queens or bees of any kind. I thought I would take time to write down some of my methods…
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