Posts Tagged: queen bees

Neonics Severely Affecting Queen Bees

Everyone from scientists to environmentalists to beekeepers are clamoring for more research on the effects of neonicotinoids on honey bees. How...

A queen bee circled by her retinue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A queen bee circled by her retinue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Worker bees cleaning out a queen cell. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Worker bees cleaning out a queen cell. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A bee breeder's queen cells. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A bee breeder's queen cells. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Zeroing in on Honey Bee Decline

Honey bee guru Eric Mussen talks a lot about the declining honey bee population. After all, he's served as the Extension apiculturist with the UC...

Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen answers questions from a Woodland crowd. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen answers questions from a Woodland crowd. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Queen bee and her retinue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Queen bee and her retinue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Peanuts, Popcorn, Cracker Jacks? No, Queen Bee Cells

With the opening of baseball season, it's "peanuts, popcorn and Cracker Jacks!" But to beekeepers, it's peanuts. Or rather, peanut-like...

ROWS OF QUEEN BEE CELLS are framed against the blue sky. This photo was taken at the apiary of C. F. Koehnen & Sons, Inc., Glenn, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

ROWS OF QUEEN BEE CELLS are framed against the blue sky. This photo was taken at the apiary of C. F. Koehnen & Sons, Inc., Glenn, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

BUSY WORKER BEES are cleaning out the queen bee cells, once occupied by growing queen bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

BUSY WORKER BEES are cleaning out the queen bee cells, once occupied by growing queen bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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