#queencell

hopefully last day of splits (only 7 to go)! Trying to squeeze them in before severe storms predicted in a few hours. Been using frames for making natural splits that have decent spatial provisions for queen rearing. This cell in the image is one of those hard calls depending upon how the finished cell hangs. Although grafted queen cells are often perfect and long, I've still had good queens made from the crappiest bent or twisted queen cell spacing. #bees #beekeeping #swarmseason #queencell (at Braddock Hills - Forest Hills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

#QueenCell #beekeeping @little_larue_apiary_llc www.LittleLarueAiary.com https://www.instagram.com/p/ByfZE6NJXZ6/?igshid=z3mabmf35nos

Craptastic. I have a new hive with a dead queen. I couldn’t find her last week and now I have two occupied queen cells. Do I cut them and requeen or do I gamble on losing 1/2 to the full hive to swarm? Crap! #beekeeper #deadqueen #bees #queencell #beehive https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx--9gvAuCq/?igshid=a6gksv6mphiv

First hive inspection of the removal and splits that we did last week. We figured they were in the works of making queen cells, which luckily we found two in the smaller hive box. We did not expect to find the old queen but we did! We believe she must have been transferred from the removal. We also set up them up in an 8 frame. The apiary feels official now👸 🐝 | #apiary #apiculture #beekeeping #walkawaysplit #queencell #queenbee #protectpollinators #optoutside https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs_pwZ-nuFL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xfhbgxjbw6x0

#queencell #queenbee #bees #beekeeping #dmbka (at Queenies Home)

Word of the Day : "Operculated" meaning "Provided with a Lid". The name name given when larvae is capped in preparation for pupation, such as this +/- 9 day old queen cell. #bees #beekeeping #queencell (at Edgewood, Pennsylvania)

The unique structural ribbing on queen cells always blows me away. Reminds me of a #diagrid system for high rise structures, like #TheGherkin in London by #fosterandpartners (who are also are the prime designers on the new Apple Campus in Silicon Valley). #bees #beekeepers #biomimicry #queencell (at Millvale, Pennsylvania)

actual size #queencell #dud #bees #beekeeping (at Millvale, Pennsylvania)