We had a member of our church who is a bee-keeper come and speak to our 55+ gathering today. He brought a small portion of his hive so we could see the bees up close and personal. Did you know that bees prefer to be crowded and connected to one another when they're in the hive. They don't like being spread out. I thought that was pretty interesting. The bees in this case where trying to figure out how to get closer to one another- they even started producing some extra wax to build a bridge between the two trays (the white blocks in the upper right). I gave the shot the "Dutchman's Tilt" on purpose- I thought it picked up on how frantically the bees were flying around inside it.
How good is this. We haven't seen bees here since 2022 when an infestation of varroa mite was detected in Newcastle. All the hives were destroyed and it is taking a long time for the new ones to return
@onewing I am truly sorry to hear that! Ken has lost his hives several times due to a number of reasons, but thankfully there has always been a way to restore them.
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Thank you Babs, Katy, Carole, Christine, Laura and Dorothy!