Sometimes the swarm call comes in at midnight. Here are a few photos from a swarm that I hived in the middle of the night. Tip: Bring a buddy to hold your flashlight!
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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Gallery: Alf’s Apiary
The beeyard of one of our members. Note the electric bear fence — an often necessary evil in a Pennsylvania beeyard.
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Photo: Drinking from the Lake
At RB Winter State Park, I stumbled across a large number of bees drinking from the sandy shore of the lake. They were about five feet from the water line, drinking directly from the wet sand.
Video: Protein Patty
Video of a hived swarm collecting pollen and nectar from a protein patty. This patty was made by combining protein suppliment (Dadant’s MegaBee) with sugar syrup.
Gallery: Making Wax
Here are several photos of our honeybees busy secreting wax. Wax is created by young worker bees, 12 to 17 days old. These young bees gorge themselves with honey, and then, much like you after a big Thanksgiving dinner, go into a sleepy, digestive state while their bodies convert the honey in their stomachs into wax. The bees tend to clump together — holding hands — as pictured while their bodies are converting the honey’s carbohydrates into wax. It takes eight grams of honey to produce a single gram of wax.
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Video: Wax Moths
The wax moth, an annoying pest of the honeybee, moves into a weak hive. The moth infestation contributed to the loss of this hive.
Video: Clover Nectar
A honeybee collects nectar from a clover flower.
Video: Honeybee Birth
A few brand-new honeybees chewing their way out of their brood cells.
