No idea why so many of them were fully developed but not emerged. In the past I’ve seen where they are just duds and the cells aren’t developed but all of these cells were fully mature and just not alive. They must have gotten too hot or cold.
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Making Splits 2
On these I totally cheated and Tom had all the brood frames pulled for me so it was easy!
Truck Grafting!
Always heard about it…never tried. Can’t say I liked it…..success was pretty poor as well.
Downs Mini Check 2
Checking Minis!
Most efficient way to make queens using the least amount of bees….but they are a STRUGGLE to get started. Not too bad for our first few this year:
Split Video 1
The nectar is still flowing but the girls are getting restless and thinking about swarming….so it’s time to make splits and set some cells. This is video 1 of 14 of either caging queens, checking minis, etc.
American Heritage Apiary 