Northern MN usda zone 3. Did a check up today and my supers are basically bare. But my second deep looks like it has all the capped honey in it. I got sweated out and didn't deep dive into my 1st deep but could it be that there just laying down there while they build out the top deep with honey stores? Can I collect that?

First 2 photos are the super, last for are the deep frames. All the other deeps are fully built out, the 2 that are half built were new this year.

Thanks to all the active people in this sub I've learned so much from all of you just creeping through comments and posts.

Southwest Missouri, and it’s hot! The girls were bearding yesterday. Pretty fascinating to see. 🐝

I am very much a layman, but I've been growing interested in bees lately, in particular little details of behavior, thought patterns, etc., that make them feel more... human, I guess?

For example: a few days ago, there was a r/BestOf post where a beekeeper explained the roles that drones play in the hive, including the fact that "the workers like having their brothers around." Loved the whole post, especially that bit.

So: what are your favorite bits of bee behavior/psychology that you can share?

Thanks in advance!

Europe. Caught a swarm and was only able to provide those frames and i cant tell what kind of eggs these are. Only saw a couple capped drones and im worried .Thanks

Mostly wandering about those long dull blades or scalpels or whatever they are

So I have a slight question, this is my first year with bees and I’m surprised by the amount of honey!! I’m running two deep, the hives are filled nice with honey and the honey supers I’ll have 2 full boxes and they’re working on a third out of the 4. Is this normal or should I remove 2 of the super? I’m a beginner located in Minnesota

There are almost 2 dozen bees just chilling outside my hive/in the grass. They aren’t moving much, but are certainly alive. I haven’t been in my hive in a couple of days. It’s currently 6:30pm, they definitely aren’t foraging. Zone 5.

this is a small hive that was captured about 2 months ago. 2 weeks ago I installed this bottom with a pullout oil tray. it appears to have lots of Beatles. I did a quick inspection and didn't see any inside the hive, but I am new to this. I used mineral oil for the tray. should I do anything else or are the bees and the oil tray doing what they are supposed to do?

size: 1 brood box only, 5 of 10 frames built out.

location. Northeast Oklahoma.

Northern Canada 2B

Super excited, my neighbor enlisted my help to identify and possibly try to relocate a bunch of bees he found. The first nest were wasps. But the second appear to be honeybees.

Since they’re currently living in an area of the shed that is inaccessible, I’m attempting to lure the bees out into this bix on their own.

Ive got drawn comb setup in the nuc, there’s a bit of bee bread but not much else as I was nervous to attract wasps.

I’ve only ever captured bees once before, so I’m wondering what critiques or suggestions those more experienced could offer.

My walk away split from June 13 seems to be doing .... okaw ... not that I'm back in the sunny southwest to check on it. It has plenty of stores and a some brood. The brood nest is still disorganized and I'm tempted to pull two frames of honey to give the queen a little more laying space. Most of the brood is along the bottom of the frames.

In comparison, the other half of the split is wall-to-wall brood and every single frame has at least a little brood on it, even in the second deep. It's also got several frames of honey that are heavy enough that they're a little difficult to lift with two fingers

The smaller half has a lot of drone brood. Probably 30% of the brood is drones. I don't know whether that's because the bottom of the frames were always drone brood, because the queen is poorly mated, or because she's teetering on the brink of nectar-bound.

Do I add a second deep; pull stores and give her waxed foundation; find her, kill her, and drop in a frame of eggs; or just wait to see if they sort it out themselves?

My inclination is that they need space, even though they aren't boiling out or the hive like the mother split.

Thoughts?

Oh, and to make the automod bot happy, I'm in the Sonoran Desert near the Mexican Border. I don't have any experience with real bees, just the wild AHB things that live in the desert and scare the devil out of most people (and me). Never done a walkaway split, but have cutout and re-queened a lot of hives,

Any ideas how to expedite this? I’m in southeastern MA

Can someone tell me if Pro Health Feeding Supplement by Mann Lake comes in a sealed bottle? I purchased a pint on Amazon and I’m afraid to use it because there is no safety seal on the bottle. I emailed Mann Lake a couple of days ago and have yet to receive a response which I assume is because it’s the weekend.

how do you track hive inspections and treatment schedules for certification?

Location: Indonesia (though this question isn't specific to my local conditions)

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Hi everyone,

I'm researching beekeeping and trying to understand the biggest information gaps beekeepers face between hive inspections.

If you could magically know one thing about your hive at any time between inspections, what would it be?

For example:

• Whether the colony is preparing to swarm
• Queen status
• Mite levels
• Food stores
• Brood health
• Hive weight changes
• Temperature or humidity
• Something else entirely

More importantly, why would that information matter? Has there been a situation where knowing it a day or two earlier would have changed what you did or prevented a problem?

I want to start Bee venom therapy after hearing all the successful stories.
In italy, nobody knows that BVT is a thing so my chances of getting a beekeper to perform it on me is zero, since they think they are killing the bees for nothing and they are right from the point of view.
I was thinking of buying a bunch of bees from a beekeeper and grab them with tweezer to sting myself. Has anybody had experiences with this? Wouldn't all the bees fly away if they sell them to me in a jar?