April 8, 2013
by Anita at Beverly Bees
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Laying Workers in Package Bees? Yes, it happened. But it shouldn’t. Upon inspecting one of my newly installed packages last week to check for eggs, I came across this lovely sight – not one, not two, but multiple eggs per … Continue reading
January 11, 2013
by Anita at Beverly Bees
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Death of a Hive: A Postmortem Analysis It is with great sadness that I write this post and one of the reasons it has been a while since I have posted last. Of course this was also partly due to … Continue reading
July 12, 2012
by Anita at Beverly Bees
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Milkweed Hive and Spot the Queen I finally got around to naming one of my swarm hives. Actually a reader and fellow beekeeper, Mary Lou Chase, suggested the name because her bees were foraging on the blossoms at the time. … Continue reading
June 13, 2012
by Anita at Beverly Bees
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Extracting Brood Frames In A Honey Bound Hive Brian’s hive Squill recently became honey bound when a second super was not added to the hive in time and the nectar flow hit. To help prevent this hive from swarming, three … Continue reading
May 25, 2012
by Anita at Beverly Bees
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“ERRRR!” 10 Bee Stings, Wacky Comb and a Mean Hive Bees have different buzzing sounds, that a beekeeper can use to judge the mood of the hive. A gentle “hmmmmmm” is a good sound you want to hear in a … Continue reading
May 15, 2012
by Anita at Beverly Bees
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First hive inspection reveals Squill is off to a good start! Three weeks after installing his bee package, Brian finally got to inspect his hive Squill. These bees took a while to warm up to the queen, so Brian was … Continue reading
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