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Stereotyped.

. N.B. - Bombus sp. + Eschscholzia californica CA, summer of love, 2007. … more »

Comments on Varroa Mites

The BeeMeister wrote 1 month ago: I decided to post my replies to borderglider here in the B-log so that they are easier to read. Hi b … more »

Tags: beekeeping advice, Sustainable Beekeeping, BEE, beekeeping, beekeeping advice, beekeeping help, beekeeper, beehive, beginning beekeeper

Birth of The Drones and Worker Bees — 1 comment

borderglider wrote 1 month ago: May is the month when male drones start to emerge from the cells in which they have metamorphosed fr … more »

Tags: beekeeping, beekeeping, Bees, [CCD], Pesticides, honey, Add new tag

Bee-friendly Beekeeping — 3 comments

The BeeMeister wrote 2 months ago: Honeybees are in trouble. Varroa mites, nosema, colony collapse disorder and foul brood have all tak … more »

Tags: beekeeping advice, Sustainable Beekeeping, top bar hive, Warre Hive, BEE, beehive, beekeeper, beekeeping, beekeeping advice

First Hive in Use

The BeeMeister wrote 2 months ago: On Tuesday, April 22, 2008, I installed a package of bees in the first Warre Hive here in NW Oregon … more »

Tags: beekeeping advice, top bar hive, Warre Hive, beekeeping, bee help, beekeeping advice, bee space, warre, hobby beekeeper

New Photos & A New Colony

The BeeMeister wrote 2 months ago: I have posted some pictures of my hives on the Photos page. Now you can see what the Warre Hive loo … more »

Tags: beekeeping advice, top bar hive, Warre Hive, beekeeping, beekeeping help, hive, warre, beekeeper, Bees

Warre Beehives...A New Experience

The BeeMeister wrote 2 months ago: This spring, I am experimenting with a new hive design. Since I started beekeeping, I have always u … more »

Tags: beekeeping advice, Warre Hive, top bar hive, BEE, beekeeping, hive, beginning beekeeping, Hobby, bee space

Thanks for stopping by!

The BeeMeister wrote 2 months ago: My purpose in creating this site is to provide a resource for beginning beekeepers and those who may … more »

Tags: beekeeping advice, bee advice, bee space, bee tips, beekeeping, beekeeping advice, beekeeping help, beginning beekeeping, Getting Started

Bees and silk

Bug Girl wrote 7 months ago: Several other insects besides silkworms make silk, but not much has been known about the structure o … more »

Tags: Science, Entomology, Bees, Insects, Science, Research, ANT's, Bees, Silk

Closing in on the bee killer

lbrice wrote 9 months ago: Scientists in Spain believe they have found the killer parasite that is responsible for wiping out b … more »

Tags: Environment, Bees, beekeeping, hives, Beehives, bee virus, bee plague, bee colony collapse, Environment

Stereotyped. — 2 comments

Neil wrote 11 months ago: . N.B. - Bombus sp. + Eschscholzia californica CA, su … more »

Tags: dog daze, Evolution, Insects, Life, symbionts

'Attack' what? — 3 comments

Neil wrote 11 months ago: Oh, never mind. This is Mellisodes something. What is it about bees anyway? perhaps it’s jus … more »

Tags: Life, Insects, symbionts

Apis Mania 5 : Three Little Bees — 2 comments

Neil wrote 11 months ago: Wood-, straw- and a mud-sealed nests made by wild bees and wasps. You could shell out 25 quid fo … more »

Tags: earthworks, Insects, Life, symbionts

iz in ur flower gathrn ur pollenz (or, 'Apis-mania 4') — 3 comments

Neil wrote 1 year ago: ... … more »

Tags: Life, Insects, symbionts

Apis-Mania III: Elegy — 2 comments

Neil wrote 2 years ago: Another entry for the ever-expanding senseless death file: this poor little worker was no match fo … more »

Tags: Insects, Martyrdom, symbionts, spring rites

Apis-Mania 2.0 — 1 comment

Neil wrote 2 years ago: Our neighbor was walking through her yard last Saturday evening when she noticed a sweater someone h … more »

Tags: Insects, symbionts

Apis mania

Neil wrote 2 years ago: Off to work Our honeybees are awesome! Even if Jess and Chris did have to slaughter a thousand of … more »