Recent content by Helenedione

A few years back bees were getting stuck in my parents pond. I was taking them out and leaving them on this rock to dry. I noticed one of them prodding another one with it's tongue, and then drinking fluid from its mouth. A short while later it flew off.

I just had a thought - that much like if a hive has lost it's queen (and correct me if I'm wrong) the colony must develop a new queen to replace her, so we as a community, who has lost it's beekeeper, must now train up a new beekeeper! :P

Hi there, I'm heather I've moved into a community which has two hives. At the moment no one who lives here knows about beekeeping since the beekeeper moved out, so I'm hoping to bone up on this forum. Thankfully a local experienced beekeeper has been helping us out for now which is great, and...