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Why does this make me so nervous? I must bee suffering from swarm after shock. The bees are bearding again. It’s an impressive sight. Yet, the pit of my stomach turns every time I see it, after my package swarmed in June. I hope this will go away eventually, but […]
Merging the two queen hive into one. An ode to the Swarm Queen. The fall is fast approaching and it has come time to prepare the bees for winter and disassemble my two queen hive. It is necessary to restore the bees back to the normal two deep configuration for […]
“How do we break inside this thing?” “All that sugary goodness and no way in? It can’t be.” buzzed the fly. The wasp slyly replied, “Think I can drill through the top with my stinger?” Other Posts You May Enjoy: Come On Irene Bring Out Yer Dead – The Undertaker […]
The last time they did this, they swarmed. Bees sometimes beard at the entrance when the hive is too hot, but last night at 8 pm it was a balmy 62 degrees, not hot enough for bearding. Even though the entrance was completely blocked, bees carrying pollen still managed […]
Bees On A Roof In A Hurricane And weathering the storm just fine. The girls were out flying in the storm, surfing the wind and dodging the rain. The oncoming hurricane didn’t seem to bother them at all. That’s no sprinkle they are flying through, it’s raining hard, yet these […]
Rooftop Bees Ready for a Hurricane “At this moment, You mean everything.” I got the gals prepared for Hurricane Irene in style today. I moved them closer to the house to protect them from the wind and then dressed them up in that pretty red tie down strap. Hopefully they […]