Category Archives: Queen Rearing : Honeybees

Splitting and Supering Hives

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Bean

I’m a bit behind in my posts. About 3 weeks ago I went through all my hives, again. The intention was to either split or super the ones that were getting crowded to keep them from swarming. It quickly became … Continue reading →

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Two Hives In One

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Bean

I am going though all of my hives right now – more on the “what I do” in the next blog – but I thought my “two hives in one” moment was quite interesting. FALL 2013 : NO QUEEN? MERGE … Continue reading →

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Naturally Treated Hives at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Part 2

Posted on December 4, 2012 by bean

Last blog post was about the natural treatments and methods I use with my bees. But treatments and methods pale in comparison to the need of good breeding stock (this holds true of any livestock operation). To make a hive … Continue reading →

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An Idea for Practicing Grafting Honeybee Larvae

Posted on July 27, 2011 by bean

A recap of our group’s queen bee grafting endeavors, and an idea on how to practice grafting honeybee larvae without a cell builder to test one’s grafts Continue reading →

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Grafting Honeybee Larvae to Make Queen Cells

Posted on July 19, 2011 by bean

Grafting honeybee larvae to create queen cells. Continue reading →

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Workers and Queen Cells Unite! Adventures in Queen Rearing, Part 2

Posted on July 10, 2011 by bean

Our group puts the gathered nurse honeybees and a queen cell into mini-mating nuclei (nucs) to allow the queen bee to emerge and begin to lay eggs. Continue reading →

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