Episode notes
🐝🤔 Ever tried a TWO QUEEN hive setup? We're checking in on our wild experiments! Double the queens, double the... trouble? Or double the honey? 🍯 Let's dive in!
❓ Did starting these two-queen systems late in the season impact their success and honey production?
❓ What's the verdict on the stacked vs. side-by-side configurations - are the bees actually using the shared honey supers?
❓ Can virgin queens survive hatching in a queen bank without dedicated nurse bees right away?
📍 Highlights in this episode:
✅ Inspecting the stacked two-queen hive – top queen thriving, bottom... maybe not so much?
✅ Checking progress on the side-by-side setup (spoiler: found LAYING queens in both boxes!)
✅ Spotted the powerhouse marked swarm queen laying up a storm.
✅ Trying the "scratching honey caps" technique to e ...
Keywords
Beekeeping