Der Alte Fritz
House Bee
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2010
- Messages
- 346
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- Rye, East Sussex
- Hive Type
- WBC
- Number of Hives
- 2
Japanese Warre type beehive sitting on top of a plant that acts as a bee lure -Cymbidium floribundum (kinryouhen in Japanese)
Catching a swarm:
They use cross members instead of frames to support the comb:
and use piano wire to separate the boxes at harvest time.
Japanese bees are Apis cerana japonica which is less prolific, more inclined to swarm but more disease resistant.
They even have the bees trained to sing the company song at the start of the day
Catching a swarm:
They use cross members instead of frames to support the comb:
and use piano wire to separate the boxes at harvest time.
Japanese bees are Apis cerana japonica which is less prolific, more inclined to swarm but more disease resistant.
They even have the bees trained to sing the company song at the start of the day