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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Splitting and Requeening
My original hive that I started in 2006 from a B. Weaver package has been situated at my friends’ home in Plano for quite some time now. No doubt, the original queen was superceded because I noticed after a time … Continue reading
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Beekeeper Visit
Another beekeeper is planning to visit me and see my beehive on the roof of Agriculture Building #1 at the Hakozaki Campus of Kyushu University. The department chairman, Professor Osamu Tadauchi, received a call from him and he wants to … Continue reading
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Closeup photo of Japanese honey bee
This is a nice closeup photograph of a Japanese honey bee (Apis cerana japonica) drinking water near the building where my hive is situated on the roof. I assume this is one of “my bees.” The photo was taken by … Continue reading
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Beehive Examination
Yesterday I examined a couple of beehives belonging to a friend here in Japan. They are Apis mellifera (European Honey Bees). He tried to split them earlier to increase the number of his hives but wasn’t sure how they were … Continue reading
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Published in 7th International AFAS Joint Symposium between Korea and Japan
Some observations on the behavior of Apis cerana japonica in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, and considerations for research in crop pollination Layne J. Westover1) 1) Global 30 Project, International Education Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka city … Continue reading
Analysis of a Failure
This happened previously and I already wrote about it elsewhere, but I decided to add it to this beekeeping blog too. A number of weeks ago my native Japanese honey bee colony swarmed and formed a cluster under an overhang … Continue reading
On Pursuit of Queens
The new queens arrived from B. Weaver Apiaries hand-delivered by the postman. It was time to get to work. I had split my strong hive in the backyard into two hives. Among these two splits, one had almost all of … Continue reading
Gods and Queens
Since my last post, I have split the main hive in my backyard (the one featured in the youtube video). That means, in this case, that I took three supers and created a new hive with a new bottom board … Continue reading