This was a surprise.

This topic has caused a great deal of conflict between beekeepers and the general public. How do I define it, how do you?

A look at preparations for the new strain of bees and a farm update.

In this second podcast on this topic, I discuss how queens lay different eggs based on environmental situations and what that means to our usual practice of splitting hives. I also briefly discuss an experiment inspired by these new findings.

It appears that queens change the type and size of their eggs based on environmental conditions. It also appears to be true that queens lay different eggs into queen cups than the regular eggs she would lay in a worker cell. I explore how this could be a game changer to beekeeping and understanding what may help bees survive.

It's a busy time as we organize the research projects for the year. Survivor hives are still hanging on but not sure they will make it.

In the United States since 1997 and Canada since 2000, Russian Bees are reported to be resistent to mites and other diseases. Is it time to add them to the farm?

I take a look at this new opportunity to introduce new bees to the farm. Would you consider them to be treatment free?

Things are getting close for splits, the wildflowers and clover thriving.

Censorship appears to be alive and well in the Beekeeping Industry. Here are the three types of censorship we face and some strategies to help.