The BOYS are back in town. Purple eyed drones are their official name. Queens lay male bees on the bottoms of frames so it’s very common that some are uncapped during hive inspections. There are drones being laid in ALL the hives therefore the male population will be at an all time high soon. Here […]
Hive Updates: Chester & Hulk Hives received their Honey Supers. Derby Hive is requeening and Hang on Sloopy received donor babies and bees from Blue Hive. Below you can see one of the possible new queens of Derby Hive. She’s just a larvae at the moment. The nurse bees are feeding her Royal Jelly as […]
The #1 killer of honeybees over winter is Varroa Mites. (Red bumps on bees back) They hitch a ride on honeybees similar to ticks on animals and humans. They feed on the bee, transmit disease and weaken the hive. Total colony collapse is often found in early Spring due this tiny parasite multiplying throughout winter […]
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