All About Queens – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:32:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i2.wp.com/www.keepingbackyardbees.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 All About Queens – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com 32 32 It’s Good to Be the Queen – Or Is It? https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/queen-zbwz2003zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/queen-zbwz2003zsau/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:06:11 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=5076 The queen bee is undoubtedly the most popular bee in the hive. Everyone knows that a honeybee colony has a queen. Vital to colony survival, the queen bee is the mother of all bees in the hive. Therefore, the queen bee must be the boss, right? She is the only one bee necessary for colony […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/queen-zbwz2003zsau/feed/ 4 10 Steps to Requeening a Hot Hive https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/10-steps-to-requeen-a-hot-hive-zbwz1901zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/10-steps-to-requeen-a-hot-hive-zbwz1901zsau/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2019 19:14:04 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4259 It’s amazing the way a beehive can have a personality. While the colony is made up of thousands of individual bees, it is the overall collective demeanor of the group that makes it as if you are working with a single organism. If you have an overly-aggressive hive you can change the behavior of your […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/10-steps-to-requeen-a-hot-hive-zbwz1901zsau/feed/ 6 How to Find a Queen Bee https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-find-a-queen-bee-zbwz1901zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-find-a-queen-bee-zbwz1901zsau/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2019 03:52:47 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4234 Finding the queen bee in your hives can be challenging — even for veteran beekeepers. Some queens are plump and shine like a gold beacon on the frame, while others seem to have camouflage. Not only does your ability to find her depend on her size and color, but her behavior, too. Some queens flaunt themselves […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-find-a-queen-bee-zbwz1901zsau/feed/ 16 The Broody Bumblebee https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-broody-bumblebee-zbwz1711zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-broody-bumblebee-zbwz1711zsau/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:40:52 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3723 I’ve raised chickens since 1993 and in those 24 years I’ve encountered many-a broody chicken. But never have I ever heard of a broody bee…until now. I’ve been fascinated with bumblebees lately. I’ve always found them adorable —like little yellow Teddy Bears buzzing around the garden. But recently I’ve been doing some research to learn […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-broody-bumblebee-zbwz1711zsau/feed/ 2 The Birds and the Bees of…Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-birds-and-the-bees-ofbees/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-birds-and-the-bees-ofbees/#respond Thu, 25 May 2017 17:15:08 +0000 http://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3445 It might be a weird subject to read about, (it was even weirder to research) but the reproductive practice of the honey bee is a fascinating thing!   All bees begin life as an egg. Fertilized eggs will grow to be female bees and unfertilized eggs will become drones (male bees). The queen has control […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-birds-and-the-bees-ofbees/feed/ 0 At the Hive Entrance: Look, Listen, Learn https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/at-the-hive-entrance-look-listen-learn/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/at-the-hive-entrance-look-listen-learn/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:03:16 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=2701 Mostly everything you need to know about your bees, you can learn without ever going into the hive. Sharpen your observations skills at the entry board, first.

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/at-the-hive-entrance-look-listen-learn/feed/ 35 When It’s Time to Squish a Queen https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/when-its-time-to-squish-a-queen/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/when-its-time-to-squish-a-queen/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2015 21:23:14 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=2177 There comes a time when the beekeeper has to step in and play referee.

It came earlier this month when I had to decide to squish an underperforming queen bee for the health of the hive.

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/romancing-the-queen/feed/ 5 Fix It: Queenless Hive Full of Drones and Honey https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/fix-queenless-hive-full-drones-honey/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/fix-queenless-hive-full-drones-honey/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:28:40 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=307 An overactive hive is producing plenty of honey, but it wasn't too active outside of the hive. Is this a case of a missing queen?

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/fix-queenless-hive-full-drones-honey/feed/ 6 Queen Rearing: A Beekeeper’s Primer https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/queen-rearing-beekeepers-primer/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/queen-rearing-beekeepers-primer/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:52:22 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com.php53-3.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com/?p=153 The crux of a honeybee colony's operation, learn more about the queen's role and caring for your "royalty".

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