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Category Archives: Questions and Answers

An Outdoor Bee Demonstration

Question:
Our state fair is interested in having a live hive demonstration this year. I have thus far discouraged the idea of handling them behind a screen because I anticipate the bees would get pretty stressed out if we did it for any number of days.
They seem interested in setting up a perimeter around an [...]

Q & A Honey Bound Brood Nest

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 [...]

Garden pollinator populations

Question: I haven’t seen any bees in my yard this year.  Why not?  I’m afraid my vegetables and fruit won’t get pollinated.  Do I have a reasonable concern?
Answer: It is true that bee populations of all species have been in decline for the past thirty years.  However, there are redundant pollinator systems [...]

Q & A Laying Workers

Question: I have discovered that one of my hives has a laying worker and she has 1, 2, or 3 eggs in every possible space in the hive.  My question is if I install a new queen will she be able to overcome the laying worker and put an end to this [...]