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Honey bee queen with yellow dot on thorax
14 May 22 Walrus

How I Make Queens

One of my lovely queens with quite light coloured bees Grafting, Cell Builders And Mating I'm good at learning from the successes, mistakes and wisdom of others. Once, we had a fishing tournament at school that I'd entered. Never having…
Queen Rearing
Black Honey bee and apple blossom
26 Apr 21 Walrus

The Optimism Of Spring

Honey bee and apple blossom Here in the UK, and presumably, across much of the northern hemisphere, we are in that beautiful time of the year when optimism reigns supreme. I'm optimistic that this season will be a great one.…
Queen Rearing
Queen Honeybee marked with a Green Dot
8 Jun 19 Walrus

10 x 10 Queen Production

Queen Honeybee by David Illig https://flic.kr/p/nCMgZU The Chosen Ones I have some great queens in my hives. My best one is a "yellow dot" in her third season. Her hive is always one of my tallest, giving me loads of…
Queen Rearing
Actors from the Crown and Victoria
28 May 18 Walrus

Are Your Queens Majestic?

Actors from the Crown and Victoria Are Your Queens Majestic? Anybody who has been reading my blog for a while will no doubt form the view that I am obsessed with queens. I'm talking about queen honey bees, not what…
Queen Rearing