Well, since by definition: 1) Laying workers produce Drones only and 2) Drones must be fed by workers I'd say 'NO' Don't feel bad about not finding the...
This seems to be more the question: How do I find the queen? First, the queen may look just like the worker bees with a twice longer abdomen. Use Google to see...
It has been a while but I remember this procedure! I have heard good things about it. and it makes sense. Unlike foragers, that laying worker has only been...
In general the procedure tends to work, but I think it's more because of the significant disruption to the hive rather than the wisdom I've seen quoted. ie....
Thank you for your answers. I have some points to make: 1. It's too cold to open that hive up right now and check for laying patterns. When the weather warms,...
DING! DING! DING! Best answer yet Mike. Yes, when the weather warms up in the afternoon for the bees to fly -- they're out and about gathering pollen. I can...
... I'm not sure that I agree with the above statement. I have heard of no study citing the above fact that a laying worker has only been out of the hive one...
I can't say I blame you Bill. I wouldn't either. I often forget that a lot of beekeepers live in places that are FAR colder than mine. For instance, here, it...
You know, I'm not even entirely sure of that. No studies, basically, just an assumption. I would think she would have been out for a mating flight or an ...
Actually that's part of the problem with a laying worker, they haven't mated so they can only lay unfertilized eggs that will result in drones. Sometimes...
And see, thinking through it, that does make more sense. Sorry, I was trying to think it through and I went the wrong way with it, I suppose. Karon Adams ...
TONS of activity inside and outside the hive today, one of our warmest days of the year. PaYing close attention for several minutes I witnessed a great deal of...
Yep, looks like you either missed the queen or she may be a late raised home grown queen and might be small. Looks like that will be enough to keep the hive...
Los alimentos y la polinización de los insectos - Food and pollinating insects. Español. Existe un fuerte vínculo entre los alimentos y la polinización de...
California almond growers may not have enough honey bees to pollinate this year's crop of 800,000 acres, says extension apiculturist Eric Mussen of the UC...
The increased desire for bee colonies has been partially spurred by an extreme decrease of bees in the wild, said Mike Studer, the state apiarist at the...
Some of you may not be beekeepers, but you may know of someone who might be interested in Volunteering at the zoo! Please feel free to forward this to others...
... Not so sure that's a wise idea. Get rid of those and what's going to replace them? Probably the older and more dangerous insecticides.  Farmers...
I stopped keeping bees over a decade ago due to the inability of the currenr breeds then to survive the varroa mites and hive beetles. A local apiary is now...
... From my reading of the available information on dealing with hive beetles the most important thing is to not have more comb than the bees can cover, so...
When a community of bees has to make a choice, like where to build a new hive, they meet, debate and decide. Read more at: http://n.pr/153tBtU Charles Walter...
Tests revealed that bees can distinguish between different floral fields, as if they were petal colours. The electric signals may also let the insects know if...
 Hmmm!  Couldn't help but notice that all of the research mention pertained to  bumblebees yet earlier today, when the article was initially posted,  it...
Seems about right. I notice that quite often when an article is on honeybees, they put up a picture of a hornet's nest. I would suspect that this would also...
When I was keeping bees in the 60's one of the major suppliers was AI Root, which also published Gleanings in Bee culture. Now that I am getting back into...
Much has been written about the continuing disappearance of the honey bee, the corresponding demise of commercial beekeeping and the various culprits that...
