Life happens, doesn’t it? Sometimes it’s smooth sailing but at times it’s a rough and rocky road. One thing I can always count on is the respite from day to day life when I step into the bee yard. The focus and concentration necessary when inspecting my bee hives leaves no room for straying thoughts. […]
Queen Bees Continued
A few weeks ago I shared a post telling about the mysteries going on in the hive I call Queen Charlotte at the Greensboro Science Center. The hive was weak, few bees, no brood, and no sign of a queen bee. If you read the previous post you’ll recall there were multiple queen cells and before […]
Queen Bees
Early one morning last week I received a phone call from the horticulturist at the Science Center. She excitedly explained that something peculiar was going on with the bees in Queen Charlotte hive. “Lots of bees, acting frantic and buzzing about more than normal”, was what she told me. She asked if I thought they […]