Another hot and sunny day today here in Dorset, what better weather to be messing about in a bee suit moving heavy hives around - said with tongue firmly in cheek. I inspected the 11 colonies in my garden apiary this morning, with mixed results. Some of the new virgin queen introduced to nucs have … Continue reading Mixed news in the garden apiary
Queen Laying
Here is a nice little video of one of my queens laying - you can see her putting her head in the cell, to check that it is clean and polished ready for her to lay in, and also to measure the cell so that she knows whether to lay a fertilised or unfertilised egg. … Continue reading Queen Laying
University of Guelph Honey Bee Research Centre
The University of Guelph Honey Bee Research Centre has some excellent beekeeping videos on their Youtube Channel including this one on simple swarm control/prevention. Their channel is well worth subscribing to.
