Whitwell Honey and Bees

15/06/2026

15/06/2026

A 2026 queen that has emerged from the empty queen cell on the left. ( I leave 2 queen cells and find that this works 95% of the time).
You can see new capped brood as I scan the frame. I didn't see this queen but I'm not bothered as I know she's in there somewhere. I'll mark her as soon as I see her.

15/06/2026

Bees everywhere! This is a nice bee buzz sound and the weather was warm and still with no rain. They weren't around me but I'm glad I had my suit on!

15/06/2026

This is a colony that has a 2026 queen. She started laying eggs around the 1st June. In 15 days she's on about seven 14 x 12 national frames. She's just a laying machine! Healthy, fertile queens can lay around 2000 eggs per day.
I've added a honey super/box today as the brood will be emerging soon and the number of bees in here will be increasing dramatically.
What are those bees doing at the end of the video? Eating the honey or depositing nectar?

14/06/2026

More bee orchids today. I just love these plants. There was only one in flower the other day and now about ten plants flowering.