is used to keep the queen from laying eggs in the honey frames that will be harvested. There is much debate on using these. Right now the jury is out for me for long term use. If the queen runs out of room in the bottom brood boxes your bees will "swarm" and find a bigger ...
We trapped a feral swarm in April by setting up an old hive body and supers in our backyard. The colony grew very fast. We had an exceedingly hot summer here in Los Angeles, so there was lots of bearding and apparent overcrowding in the hive. It was a two-box stack—both full size...
Allison is assmartas Lisa, younger (having skipped a grade), where he obsessively guards it from thieves. Soon, the sugar attractsbeesfrom a localapiary. The beekeepers track the swarm down and offer to buy thebeesback from Homer for $2,000. Before the transaction can be completed,… Rea...