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I guess patience is the only thing right now.
There are some important signs of queenlessness; a 'howling' colony, they'll buzz at a slightly higher pitch, which will sound long if you tap the hive...

Well, since you said you've put the bees in a couple of weeks ago (I'm guessing that means 2 weeks), and you found open brood today; I think you do have a laying queen. In my experience it takes 3 to...

It works fine for me. But I do use string (1mm), not rope. Wool srings may remain a bit too 'fussy' to my liking, so nylon or some other non 'fussy' string will be ok. Although they're doing great...

I have mason jars ready, thanks for the advice :thumbsup:

Vance G.: Thanks, I'm scrolling through it right now :D

Thanks, will do!

Hello everybody,
A couple of days ago I've split my relatively large hive. I've put the queen with some honeycombs in a top bar hive, leaving the old colony with the broodnest and foraging bees to...

Hello fellow beekeepers,

Last friday I caught a huge swarm (ten frames worth of bees) at my apiary :thumbsup:.
I placed them in a hive (ten frames with foundation), and moved it five meters back...

Read about the Gotland-study of Ingemar Fries (2006). He did exactly that, left them alone for over ten years. Result was healthy hives, with a smaller broodnest and suppressed varroa mite...

Thanks MDS & Michael, great site btw :)

Hi everybody,

This is my third year in beekeeping, and definitely not the last, since I'm loving every minute of it.
I'm currently performing a study to Varroa tolerance at a University in...

Thanks guys, I'll post more pics later :)

Great photo!:thumbsup:

Thanks guys! I have a lot more in store, so I'll probably post more pictures soon :)

Thx!:D

Canon eos 40D with a 100mm Macro lens I borrow from my father :)

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More pollen


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Pollen pollen pollen

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My Girlfriend took these amazing shots last week during the spring-inspection.


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Larvae

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Hi Guys,

My name is Michiel, I'm 20 years old, and I'm from The Netherlands.
This is my first year as a beekeeper, and I'm addicted allready, I can't wait till the next inspection:D
I also have...