Monthly Archives: July 2014

Converting from Observation Hive to Nucleus Hive

The western honey bee colony in my observation beehive built quite a bit of burr (cross-/brace-) comb attached to both the face of the brood comb and the glass/plastic of the beehive since there was quite a bit of space … Continue reading

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“Free-standing colony” of Japanese Honey Bees

Yesterday I got a call about a colony of Japanese honey bees (Apis cerana japonica) that had been built under the eave of a house in Nishi Urube, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. We did not know until we got there to … Continue reading

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