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Month: July 2013

Bees suck fluid on corn

Bees suck fluid on corn

For whatever it may mean – concerning discussion of the danger of neonicotinoid plant protection poisions – for bees in first place. Poision is never harmless, even if the harm it may cause to others than the target bug, vary

Erik July 23, 2013July 23, 2013 Featured, Neonicotinoides Read more

The best queen cell starter?

The best queen cell starter?

There are different ways of producing queen cells. It’s always good to have a number at hand, especially during the beginning of the season, but also in the middle of it. Most of the queen cells are needed for early

Erik July 14, 2013July 14, 2013 Featured, Queen breeding Read more

Drone Congregation Area

I lifted off the roof from the hive and saw at the same time how the dead drone on the roof slowly began to glide off it down into the grass. During a fraction of a second I saw that

Erik July 6, 2013 Uncategorized Read more

My first VSH-test

As I wrote in my previous post I did my first test with a good result. I was somewhat surprised. It seems also this colony I tested is my best one. A little embarrassing as I’ve been breeding and selecting

Erik July 2, 2013July 2, 2013 Breeding, Elgon, VSH Read more
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