Tag Archives: apis cerana japonica

Male bees

Posted on March 21, 2012 by ljwestover

Kamitani sensei took photos again, and today he photographed some drones (male bees) for the first time. I had noticed this year’s first drones earlier this morning when I checked on the hive activity. Drones do not work in the … Continue reading →

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Published in 7th International AFAS Joint Symposium between Korea and Japan

Posted on May 18, 2011 by ljwestover

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 →

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Analysis of a Failure

Posted on May 16, 2011 by ljwestover

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 →

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A Second Warre Hive

Posted on April 25, 2011 by ljwestover

There is a Japanese user on Youtube called mituro36 who has uploaded a large number of videos on native Japanese honeybees. After I watched his videos (both in Japanese and in English) about how to make a traditional Japanese beehive … Continue reading →

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A Warre Hive

Posted on April 16, 2011 by ljwestover

On Thursday, a friend of a member of the entomology department, Yuji Inoue, brought a homemade Warre beehive (sans bees) up to the Agriculture Building #1, and we placed it on the roof of the building with my other hives. … Continue reading →

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