Carniolan on Sedum

Found my first bunch of my Carniolan Honey Bees foraging on Sedum! Pretty cool! Enjoy! =)

Old comb

These are some pics of old comb I needed to use. Great display of comb building.  Notice the shape of the naturally built comb.  That is how it would be done without the aid of humans.  This is why top bar hives are more of a natural home for the bees.  Some day I will experiment with a top bar hive.  Enjoy!

Sunflower

My bees are working the sunflowers around the garden. Thank you Briant,for these amazing pics.

The importance of Goldenrod in MA

I know I have shared a few goldenrod pics. But, I must say, goldenrod is another important plant where I live. This plant serves as a survival tool & honey flow for the bees & the keeper.  The last honey flow before the harsh winter. Great honey source & great source for pollen. I can already smell the honey outside the hives!  =) Also, many different insects are all over this stuff!

Golderod!

Look at that stinky Goldenrod.  Man they love this stuff.  Honey flow here we come!  Thanks for the pics Briant.  Enjoy! =)

Queen Hypothesis

I have been trying to come up with a hypothesis for why these two queens look so different.  My thought is Queen #6 (Top) was mated purebred Cariolan (prior to sending) and Queen #1 (Lower) was sent to me as a virgin and mated on site with my Italians.  Hopefully this is true because I seem to be really fond of the colony in hive #1 and I believe them to be of really good stock. =) 

Goldenrod

Look what we have blooming! Goldenrod!!!!! Nice!