tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917206942948875512.post2252194663041768067..comments2021-12-09T02:48:00.651-08:00Comments on BizzyBuzzin' Honeybeezness: Singing Queens And Pure Comb HoneyNatureNut4http://www.blogger.com/profile/05485364713684089307noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917206942948875512.post-68320567953509007692011-04-06T16:50:22.226-07:002011-04-06T16:50:22.226-07:00Hey Penny! Mom always pulls up a chair and sits ou...Hey Penny! Mom always pulls up a chair and sits out near the hive while I work them. If there's something going on that she hasn't seen before I take the frame to her to see.Juliehttp://bizzybuzzinhoneybeezness.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917206942948875512.post-39610703260846775562011-04-06T12:15:56.185-07:002011-04-06T12:15:56.185-07:00What a fun post! I could feel your excitement and ...What a fun post! I could feel your excitement and it made me smile and excited too. I love that you saved that Queen and she has her own hive now. I bet your mom was tickled to be a part of that discovery too. What fun!basicliving@backtobasicliving.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07782631124134813311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917206942948875512.post-65673013095042821562011-04-06T11:16:54.503-07:002011-04-06T11:16:54.503-07:00Thank you Charlotte! You are so sweet.
Thank you ...Thank you Charlotte! You are so sweet. <br />Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a note. ;)<br />XXXXXOOOOOOJuliehttp://bizzybuzzinhoneybeezness.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917206942948875512.post-56849261556986016622011-04-06T11:15:30.467-07:002011-04-06T11:15:30.467-07:00Kim,
Honeybees pull out queen cells in order to b...Kim, <br />Honeybees pull out queen cells in order to be prepared for disaster. They never know when they might lose a queen and without one, the hive will die.<br />Here in the south from January until sometimes November most healthy hives are pulling queen cells. Inside they put a fertilized egg the queen has layed and they carefully tend to it, feeding it special food called Royal jelly. It's a thick white substance that tastes almost citrusy. Text book theory states that they will hatch in 16 days, but we have seen them hatch 12-14 days. Nectar flow has a lot to do with things.<br />Anyway, that is why we go into our hives so often because we don't want them to swarm (they sometimes go where other people don't want them to go). Not everyone likes bees, especially when they're in somewhere they don't need to be.<br />We cull the cells so a queen won't hatch. It's not something we like to do, but there's just so many bees in a hive and every time a queen leaves she takes most of them with her. Most times they won't make it. :(<br /><br />I'm so glad you dropped by. I need to stop over and visit you, I'll slow down one evening and see what you've been up to. ;)Juliehttp://bizzybuzzinhoneybeezness.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917206942948875512.post-73857618001703537922011-04-06T09:15:33.666-07:002011-04-06T09:15:33.666-07:00I loved reading this and that you saved that littl...I loved reading this and that you saved that little Queen. Can't wait to read and see more about your bees. XXXOOOdrypondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605233459394948903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917206942948875512.post-12155675073304943132011-04-06T08:49:29.046-07:002011-04-06T08:49:29.046-07:00Hi Julie!
This is beyond fascinating! I'm in ...Hi Julie!<br /><br />This is beyond fascinating! I'm in awe. I saw her little head, peeking out what looked to be a corn flake! :)<br /><br />Could you explain to me why anyone would want to kill a queen. What is the purpose behind that? Whatever it is, I'm with you. I could never just kill a bee. It's not in me. <br /><br />Simply amazing....thanks for sharing this! <br /><br />Hope you are well. :)Lady Godivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478561111340887193noreply@blogger.com