Newly emerged virgin queen bee

Practical Tips About Queens

New virgin queen Finding, Marking and Introducing Queens As any regular reader of my blog will know, I'm obsessed with two things; queens and Varroa mites. Queens are essential to honey bees, as mothers are to all families. Mites are horrible things…
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Origins Of Honey Bees

Photo by Braňo on Unsplash Genetic science has come on in leaps and bounds in the last few decades. It turns out that appearances can be deceptive as far as genes go. Even with their large population and worldwide distribution,…
Rolling Stones 1969

Introductions

Rolling Stones 1969 Creator: L. Trievnor | Credit: Getty Images "Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name," teases Mick Jagger in the epic Stones track "Sympathy for the Devil". He sings, "Let me please introduce myself; I'm a…
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Black Bees and Brexit

Apis_mellifera_mellifera There are some topics guaranteed to cause blazing arguments even between friends and family, such as Brexit, or in the case of British beekeepers; the Black Bee (Apis mellifera mellifera). I love all bees and think it would be…