Monthly Archives: February 2011

Queenless in Occidental?

A friend asked me about his hive possibly being “queenless”. Here is a good question for any beekeeper to ask. How do you know? What if you overlooked her? Who can tell for sure? All good and valid questions…now, some … Continue reading

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Follow up on first Extraction of 2011

The owner had already cut the wood floor and was working on the sub-floor. Once the wood was removed it was easy to see the colony in the corner. Next I began vacuuming the bees as gently as I could…here … Continue reading

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