Category Archives: 5 Queens and Queen Rearing

Post-Winter Hive Check 2016

Posted on March 12, 2016 by brookfieldfarmhoney

We had some clear weather at the end of February, and I took advantage of it to check the hives. For the record, Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey had a 13% loss of beehives from September to March. I’m often … Continue reading →

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Splitting And Supering Hives

Posted on May 15, 2015 by brookfieldfarmhoney

I’m a bit behind in my posts. About 3 weeks ago I went through all my hives, again. The intention was to either split or super the ones that were getting crowded to keep them from swarming. It quickly became … Continue reading →

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New Queens in New Hives

Posted on June 11, 2014 by brookfieldfarmhoney

New queens have arrived and are installed. What I did. What happened. Continue reading →

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Two Hives In One

Posted on March 17, 2014 by brookfieldfarmhoney

Finding two queens and their colonies living in one hive during post winter check up. Continue reading →

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Naturally Treated Hives at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Part 2

Posted on December 4, 2012 by brookfieldfarmhoney

The queen rearing aspects of natural beekeeping at Brookfield Farm. Links to the bee types, methods, and tools that I have used. Continue reading →

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Queens From Northwest Queens

Posted on August 10, 2012 by brookfieldfarmhoney

Queen bees from Northwest Queens in Arlington, Washington : an overview of Northwest Queen’s breeding program. Continue reading →

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Installing Russian Queens

Posted on June 1, 2012 by brookfieldfarmhoney

Adding 10 new Russian Queens to bee yards at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WA Continue reading →

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An Idea for Practicing Grafting Honeybee Larvae

Posted on July 27, 2011 by brookfieldfarmhoney

A recap of our group’s queen bee grafting endeavors, and an idea on how to practice grafting honeybee larvae without a cell builder to test one’s grafts Continue reading →

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Grafting Honeybee Larvae to Make Queen Cells

Posted on July 19, 2011 by brookfieldfarmhoney

Grafting honeybee larvae to create queen cells. Continue reading →

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Workers and Queen Cells Unite! Adventures in Queen Rearing, Part 2

Posted on July 10, 2011 by brookfieldfarmhoney

Our group puts the gathered nurse honeybees and a queen cell into mini-mating nuclei (nucs) to allow the queen bee to emerge and begin to lay eggs. Continue reading →

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