My First Real Hive Inspection!

Posted by africanamericanbeekeeper on June 12, 2011 · 2 Comments 

Everything looks great inside.  I took off the hive top and bees were all on top of the inner cover.  As a new beekeeper, I really do not know if this is a good thing or not but the bees appeared to be okay. I will admit, I added  this top brood box too soon. … Continue reading →

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My Bees are Bearding at night time.

Posted by africanamericanbeekeeper on June 2, 2011 · 6 Comments 

 I am not sure why I went outside to check on my bees; but last Saturday night about 11:30 pm I checked on them and this is what I saw.  From my research, I learned that the bees are hanging out because of possible congestion and heat in the hive.  The Georgia sun during the … Continue reading →

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