Sue Watling
@suewatling.bsky.social
poet with pagan heart, allotmenteer, beekeeper, author of 'Heaving with the dreams of strangers', 'Thetis' https://suewatling.com/thetis-a-poetic-narrative-now-available-online/ #walkthroughthetarot subscribe to my blog at https://suewatling.com
Swarming is when a colony makes a new queen and the old one leaves with half the bees. There's 2 stages; the bees settle close by for a few days then they leave for their new home. Video's a bit blurry but it shows me collecting the cluster before rehiving them in the apiary #beekeeping #bees ❤️🐝
December 25, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Swarming is when a colony makes a new queen and the old one leaves with half the bees. There's 2 stages; the bees settle close by for a few days then they leave for their new home. Video's a bit blurry but it shows me collecting the cluster before rehiving them in the apiary #beekeeping #bees ❤️🐝