Bee Hive Removal IV (cont.)

I now had two queenless hives from the removal. Basically, I had a bunch of bees from two hives. Without a queen, the bees have no way of making more worker bees. Sometimes a worker bee will lay eggs but they are only capable of laying unfertilized eggs which produce only drones. Drones are male […]

Beekeeping: Catching the Swarm

On December 6th, 2012, I got my first top bar bee hive. It is now July 6th, 2013, and I now have six bee hives: two Langstroths and four top bar hives. I really didn’t plan to expand so quickly but when bees started swarming, the farm took action. I had to name my hives […]

Confessions of a Beginning Beekeeper

Recently we switched from the Langstroth hive beekeeping method to the top bar hive. One of the reasons I like the top bar is that it is more in keeping with a natural bee hive. The natural design is best for their survival by helping them fight off predators. You will get more honey with […]