Beachside Honey

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!

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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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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 ]

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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 ]

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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…

04/25/2017

04/25/2017

Full pollen sacs!

04/24/2017

Excited to share our first beehive inspection: http://beachsidehoney.com/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…