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Honey Bee Queen Reproduction: A Fascinating Journey of Royal Succession
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Honey bee colonies have a unique reproductive mechanism for producing a new queen bee. This process, known as supersedure or swarm-induced queen rearing, allows the hive to replace an aging or failing queen or to prepare for swarming. Here's a step-by-step explanation of how a honey beehive reproduces a new queen bee.
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The Importance of Spring Feeding Honeybee Hives
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Spring feeding is critical to supporting the backyard beekeeper’s honeybee hive. Here are the reasons why feeding sugar water is recommended for both new and established colonies.
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Spring Preparation for Success in the Apiary
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As Spring arrives, beekeepers across the United States start getting excited about the upcoming high season. Your honeybees have been tightly consolidated and conserving resources just to survive the Winter. Let’s review a few very important things that the beekeeper needs to do in the Spring in order to set their beehives up for a successful season.
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Planting Clover for Your Honeybees
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Purposeful planting of clover is an inexpensive and effective way for backyard beekeepers and apiaries to maintain land and support their honeybee colony needs in the process. With that being said, there are many varieties of clover so let’s take a look at what your bees want and how you can provide it for them.
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How to Prevent Honey Robbers & Meat Eaters in Beehives
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Resource robbing and the arrival of yellow jackets and other wasps go hand-in-hand as common problems a beekeeper may face in the autumn months. Both are very serious problems and should be addressed immediately by the beekeeper in order to protect the hive’s survival.
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