Bee ID?
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:03 pm
Hello,
I a new to beekeeping (2nd year) and only have 3 hives but this Spring and , believe it or not, this Fall I actually caught bees in my swarm traps. I was very excited about this and they are doing well but I have questions.
1. THese bees are very different color than the bees I purchased from Brushy. I have looked online and read several books but none of them have color plates of the different "types" of bees, Russian/German etc. where can I find this info?
2. SHould I re-queen with a non-swarm queen in the Spring?
thanks
mark
I a new to beekeeping (2nd year) and only have 3 hives but this Spring and , believe it or not, this Fall I actually caught bees in my swarm traps. I was very excited about this and they are doing well but I have questions.
1. THese bees are very different color than the bees I purchased from Brushy. I have looked online and read several books but none of them have color plates of the different "types" of bees, Russian/German etc. where can I find this info?
2. SHould I re-queen with a non-swarm queen in the Spring?
thanks
mark