Beekeeping is an exercise in continuing education, experimentation, and acceptance.
Bearding Behavior in Bees: Don’t Panic, This is NOT a Swarm! Temperature and Humidity It’s a hot day. It’s humid. It’s hot AND humid outside, so what do you think it’s like INSIDE the hive? It’s hot! So what are honey bees to do? They hang out on the outside of the hive. You will…
How many eggs can a queen bee lay? Queen honey bees can lay an amazing 2,000 eggs per day during their busiest time of year!
Reasons for Queen Rejection Honey bees reject queen bees for a variety of reasons. It can be as simple as they do not like the way she smells! Bees can sense when a queen is poorly mated, or she may be older and in bad health. They will reject and supersede a queen when they…
The queen honey bee is the most important bee in a honey bee colony. Her sole purpose is to lay eggs to keep the colony strong and healthy. Queen bees are naturally shy and want to stay in the cool shade of the hive. Queens will only leave the hive for one of two reasons:…
Finding the queen bee can be a challenge! Here are some quick tips, and videos to help you practice your queen finding skills!
Drones are male honey bees. When you see someone throw a bee into their mouth, it is most likely a drone because drones cannot sting you. In one of my daddy’s first hive inspections, he found and gave me a drone. I named him “Jerry.” After that, my sister called all of the drones Jerry.…
Finding the queen bee in your honey bee colony can be challenging. These are several tips to help you find and identify your queen bee.