Queen Laying Activity
Tuesday the 6th of May James R and I opened the hives and we were able to see some larva. Yay! Must be a queen present. So, I will update this picture with additional boxes. Given the size, health, and…
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Questioning Hierarchy – The search for the Queen
Spent some time searching for queens again and/or signs of a queen. Still no luck finding either. In either hive. based on the number of bees I am fairly certain there is at least one among them. Continued search Part…
Busy Busy April Bees
The bees are certainly buzzing. Here the bees were hanging out on the front of the hive. I considered it strange behavior.
Hive follow-up in the search for queen bees
If you read my post from earlier this morning, you understand I conducted a search for queen bees in my newly relocated hives. The weather was pretty nice with cool morning air. I chose to do it early in the…
Searching for Queens
Today, I will be getting into my hives, with one specific purpose. I need to find queens. In the image below, the two white boxes were once a single hive owned by my mentor. The one in the middle is…