Tag Archives: honeybee

Participating in a Bee Health Survey

Posted on July 29, 2013 by brookfieldfarmhoney

What I’m doing as part of the on-going beeinformed.org bee health survey. Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 2 Diseases/Pests/Treatments | Tagged beeinformed.org, beekeeping, Brookfield Farm, dieseases, health, honeybee, how, Maple Falls, procedure, survey | 2 Comments

Prehistoric Bee Fossils

Posted on December 15, 2011 by brookfieldfarmhoney

A tale of three bee fossils: 14 million years ago: honeybees in “North America”, 19 million years ago giant honeybees in “Japan”, 100 million years ago bees in “Burma” Continue reading →

Posted in 6 Honeybees -interesting stuff | Tagged amber, bee, bees in amber, fossils, giant bee, honeybee, honeybees, prehistoric | 4 Comments

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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Bee Health Survey & Tropilaelaps Mites

Posted on May 12, 2011 by brookfieldfarmhoney

Brookfield Farm participates in the USDA survey of honey bee pests and diseases : the search for exotic pests including the asian Tropilaelaps mite. Continue reading →

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Honeybee Books

Posted on November 30, 2010 by brookfieldfarmhoney

Books on Honeybees and other Insects that Beekeeper Karen Bean recommends, or simply likes. From the practical : “how to keep bees” and “how to raise queens” to honey bee behavior and insects in general. Karen Bean is the Beekeeper at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WA Continue reading →

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Eggs and Larvae For A Queen

Posted on April 7, 2010 by brookfieldfarmhoney

Giving a frame of eggs and larvae to a queenless beehive. The timing and luck involved in going from a frame of eggs and larvae to a laying queen Continue reading →