I got a random phone call this afternoon from my very good bee friend. “I’m going to the bee yard, wanna ride?” Of course, I said yes. I’m now the proud owner of a very heavy swarm trap. He doesn’t know how long they have been in there. Probably gonna be some cutting involved. Who cares? More bees!
I’ve got a couple BCs gone broody. One is an old pro, so I gave her 5 RIR eggs. The other is a young one from last year’s hatching. I’m letting her prove herself before giving eggs. The old girl pecked my wife yesterday 😂. She is always sweet to me. I get a warning screeeech and that’s all.
Maybe y’all can find the queen here but it’s a good chance she was somewhere else. Brood and capped brood here so I figure this was my best chance to see her. I couldn’t get my phone to cooperate with the gloves. I need to find my big girl britches and do it without gloves. The capped honey was...
If you suspect robbing, the entrance should be small so that colony can defend the hive easier. I wish I could say yes or no but still very much the novice.
I never gave much credit to the holly trees on my place. In fact, I hated them until today. As I walked from one chicken coop to the other, I heard the sound of many bees above my head. I was walking under a holly tree. The blooms were covered with my little forager girls! The holly trees...