and storage containers. These tools enable beekeepers to efficiently harvest honey while maintaining its quality and purity. For those looking to expand their colonies, suppliers also offer packaged bees, including queens, workers, and drones, as well as starter kits that contain everything needed ...
Several days before release, I had resolved to cut a feature that adorned the Throne Room with portraits of passed Queens in order to keep my workload manageable. During an unrelated conversation,Aubreyoffered to help out, painting theinitial portraitthat appeared in 1.0-...
Newly emerged queens were allowed to perform mating flights and were individually marked. Developing colonies were inspected every 2–3 weeks and, when necessary, the hives were expanded or food was added. The colonies were overwintered in one box (brood chamber) each. When delivered to the ...
It is caused by the Varroa destrucor Anderson and Trueman, 2000, mite, which parasitizes both brood and adult bees, thus causing considerable losses to the bee population. Several factors, such as the sale of queens and swarms and transhumance, have contributed to the spread of this disease...