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New research shows similarities in the social organization of bees and mammals, and provides insight into the genetics of social behavior for other animals. These findings use sociogenomics -- a field ...
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Great presentation from Mr. Steve Riley from this year's National Honey Show just dropped. He and Dr. Stephen Martin host and maintain varroaresistant.uk and work closely with the growing cohort of TF beekeepers in the UK. A few slides outline the fundamental dynamics at work in the colonies...
Solid, bee-tight hive equipment is necessary because any secondary openings will be eagerly sought by bees to avoid passing through the pollen trap grid. Two pollen trap designs are described.
HONEY BEE SWARM TRAP DETAILS SWARM TRAP IS MADE FROM 1⁄2” CDX EXTERIOR PLYWOOD. FINISHED INSIDE DIMENSIONS ARE: 18 1/4” WIDE x 7 1/2” DEEP x 18” HIGH
Bee barns seems to lose a lot of conventional options like Demaree, swapping hive locations to equalize, finding the queen seems way harder on massive frame! It seems like so many manipulations are based on standard equipment which seems standard for a reason.