05/14/2017
During our week 4 hive inspection, we witnessed the next generation of honeybees hatch and caught a clip of it on camera, just in time for Mother's Day! Happy Mother's Day to all the moms and beekeeper moms out there!
http://beachsidehoney.com/mothers-day-special-bees-hatching/
Mother’s Day Special – bees hatching
During our week 4 hive inspection, we witnessed the next generation of honeybees hatch and caught a clip of it on camera, just in time for Mother’s Day! Happy Mother’s Day to all the mo…
05/08/2017
Buzzing Around the Backyard
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Buzzing Around the Backyard
We finally had a chance to sit back and observe the bees while sipping on coffee this morning. It was almost as fun as doing an inspection!
05/07/2017
Week 3 Hive Inspection Results: Live queens more built out frames Queen Isabella - 6 full frames, 2 partially built frames Queen Victoria - 7 full frames, 1 partially built frame with cross comb we had to cut and shift Bigger and more larvae More capped brood Depleted syrup - we will refill this week Queen cups! - in Queen Isabella's hive only… [ 211 more words ]
http://beachsidehoney.com/week-3-hive-inspection/
Week 3 Hive Inspection
Week 3 Hive Inspection Results: Live queens more built out frames Queen Isabella – 6 full frames, 2 partially built frames Queen Victoria – 7 full frames, 1 partially built frame with c…
05/01/2017
Week 2 Hive Inspection Results: Live queens additional frames filled with comb Queen Isabella - 7 frames with some comb Queen Victoria - 7 frames with some comb larvae capped cells continued weaning syrup in feeder: Queen Isabella - at 2.5 cup marker Queen Victoria - at 2 cup marker Super fascinating to see what the bees have accomplished in a week. [ 51 more words ]
http://beachsidehoney.com/week-2-hive-inspection/
Week 2 Hive Inspection
Week 2 Hive Inspection Results: Live queens additional frames filled with comb Queen Isabella – 7 frames with some comb Queen Victoria – 7 frames with some comb larvae capped cells cont…
04/24/2017
Excited to share our first beehive inspection: http://beachsidehoney.com/week-1-hive-inspection/
Week 1 Hive Inspection
Putting our studies to the test with live bees! A picture is worth 1000 words, or in this case, about 20,000 bees and two queens! Meet Queen Isabella (left) and Queen Victoria (right) Week 1 Hive I…
04/25/2017
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