#hivesplit

Meet our new #queenbee! Our first successful #hivesplit. #localbees #happybees #cowichanvalley (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByenD7ClNBm/?igshid=1nl83wnx5fgdu

And then there were 2. #hivesplit #beehappy #localbees (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bydta6llTGH/?igshid=horb4vpyywy

And then there were 3. #hivesplit #localbees #happybeekeeper (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByFyhhSF4W4/?igshid=3dzhk8eijgoo

Next phase of the #hivesplit? I saw what appeared to be a #virginqueen, returning from her maiden flight. Now that she’s mated, subsequent flight attract more attention? Hopefully she survives this risky but necessary period and settles into the role of matriarch for this new colony. (at Chemainus, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx8FMC8l5u7/?igshid=11luxm6f6l88v

1:3 hive split! . . #bees #beekeeping #hivesplit #hivesplits #hivesplitting #pollination #pollinators #organicorchard #organicapples #ciderorchard #orchardallies #honeybees #vulturehill https://www.instagram.com/p/BwGMLf1lIJ9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ciawxtxeqcag