Question: I bought a 3# package in May of NWC (New World Carniolans). The queen was an egg laying machine. The hive grew rapidly, I had older drawn comb, some new comb and brand new frames for two deeps so I mixed it up. Once the first deep was 8 frames full I [...]
OSU Honey Bee Lab
Wooster, Ohio
Category Archives: Beekeeping
Colony Splits
June 23, 2009 – 5:37 pm
During spring and early summer months, healthy beehives can be divided into smaller units. Each component split is given either a mated queen or a couple of queen cells. With care from the beekeeper and good weather, the small colony will build up enough to survive the upcoming winter. As in all [...]
Swarm season is upon us
May 28, 2009 – 12:48 pm
During the last few weeks, we have received many telephone calls about honey bee swarms and bees in buildings. Withing Ohio there are beekeepers that would happy to collect swarms and some who take bees out of buildings.
To find a beekeeper near you, you can contact your local bee organization or bee inspector (PDF).
If [...]
Bee Yard
May 6, 2009 – 4:11 pm
This is our primary bee yard near the bee lab. We try to keep about 40 colonies at this location.
Ohio honey bee colonies building up
May 6, 2009 – 1:17 pm
As usual, the 2008/2009 winter was somewhat challenging, but Ohio’s beekeepers did not experience the high winter kills of recent years. Presently, bee colonies are building up nicely. This lab received its first swarm call of the year today (May 6, 2009). The caller said that, “A large swarm was hanging in a pine tree.” [...]
