Peter SomersApr 26, 2020Have They Swarmed?It takes less than nine days for a colony to produce a capped queen cell, so one inspection per week in the springtime is enough to...
Peter SomersMar 23, 2020Swarm Prevention and Beginner SplitsSWARM PREVENTION (REPRODUCTIVE GUIDANCE) Like many organisms, a honey bee colony is on a mission to reproduce after emerging from winter,...
Peter SomersNov 6, 2019How to Drastically Reduce Colony Exposure to PesticidesThe contribution from pesticides on colony loss has proven difficult to quantify, because exposure does not typically result in sudden...