The video for this episode depicts an inspection I did last month of Hive-A which was installed in April 2011. This hive has been doing well and is full of bees. So full in fact that I don’t see any evidence of a swarm occurrence. I checkerboard the hive in March 2012 and I think
that played a big part in preventing the swarm urge from becoming reality. As noted in Episode-94 I don’t think the original queen survived and was replaced by a producing queen. The evidence from this most recent inspection is that there are eggs and larvae. Tell tell sign of queen being present at least within a few days of when the video was taken.
There is a lot of honey in the hive and I do not feed this colony. They are eating their own production. That’s fine and I still have a shallow super on top in hopes of harvesting my own honey soon. We’ll. Watch and let me know what you think. Come back for more soon.
How to manage honey bees by my favorite advisers
- Rusty and HoneyBeeSuite.com
- Michael Bush and BushFarms.com – The Practical Beekeeper
ToDoListHome.com Honey Bee Episodes
- Episode-88- The Honey Bees In My Back Yard Just Got New Neighbors
- Video of last year’s first honey bee package installation
- Episode-44- Beekeeping For Dummies Book Review
- Episode-52- Keep Honey Bees Healthy In Winter
- Episode-59- Checkerboard Honey Bee Hive For Swarm Prevention and Growth
- Episode-66- Spring Into Action With Honeybees, Gardening And Cherry Blossoms
- Episode-73- To Bee Or Not Two Bees
- Episode-80- Honey Bee Honey Bee What Is Up With Thee
- Episode-94- Inspect Honey Bee Hive For Queen And Pests 4-28-12
Resources
- Walt Wright and Checkerboarding
- Awesome Bee Forum Beesource.com
- Walter T. Kelley Company – Honey Bees and Supplies
- Brushy Mountain Bee Farm – My hive supplier
- The Backyard Beekeeper – FREE reading
- 2012 Honey Bees
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