Yesterday (World Bee Day) Bob reached out to me with some pictures from this swarm that landed on his house in Woodland Park way back in 2012. He has since moved to Virginia to be closer to his family. Since I have only rescued one swarm this season, it was a perfect, timely reminder of […]
An observation hive is a small hive that the beeekeper uses to observe the bees. Sometimes they’re large, but this one is small, designed to hold only a single frame from a hive. I used it a few times to give lectures at schools about bees. The kids loved watching the bees in action, and the frame even had two drones and an empty queen cell, neither of which many people ever have the privilege of seeing.
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July 18, 2012 at 9:02 pmAn observation hive is a small hive that the beeekeper uses to observe the bees. Sometimes they’re large, but this one is small, designed to hold only a single frame from a hive. I used it a few times to give lectures at schools about bees. The kids loved watching the bees in action, and the frame even had two drones and an empty queen cell, neither of which many people ever have the privilege of seeing.