2019 · May 11, 2019
On Saturday, after a cool and rainy week, a bee colony decided to swarm. Looks like the garden beekeeper missed a swarming cell after all. Saw it, found the queen sitting in front of the hive (she is somewhat disabled to a certain extent and therefore cannot fly properly), put her in the entrance hole where she disappeared as quickly as possible. The stinging bees said "Come back sisters, mummy is in here", and after half an hour everything was as if nothing had ever happened. One thing is for...
2019 · May 05, 2019
Pictures like these are the reason why at present a check of the broodcombs should take place every 7 days. A swarming colony creates masses of swarm cells in which young queens grow up. They are not always in such an exposed place and easy to find as in this picture. The super-organism honeybee follows its reproduction instinct: as soon as one of the cells is covered, the queen's departure with half of all bees can no longer be prevented.
2018 · September 14, 2018
Now it has come true after all and a great wish of the garden beekeeper for 2018 has come true: Today, the opportunity arose to rescue a small swarm of bees that had settled on an apple tree in the garden with the bare hands. The bees were as meek as lambs. What a great, deeply moving event! A young swarm of bees is very gentle and not defensive on the day of its "birth", so that the bees can be touched in this way.
2018 · May 06, 2018
To see someone treating bees so tenderly and respectfully fascinates the garden beekeeper and moves him deeply. The body of the bee feels warm and softer than the most groomed cat fur. A young swarm of bees is very gentle and not defensive on the day of its "birth", so that the bees can be touched with the bare hand in this way. The garden beekeeper looks forward to the opportunity to experience this for himself. Now is swarm time, so the chances should not be too bad... :-)
2016 · May 25, 2016
The swarm captured on 10 May is developing splendidly. The queen has laid 7 combs full of eggs, the first descendants are already hatching. The queen was drawn with a white dot (annual colour for 2016).
2016 · May 05, 2016
The garden beekeeper was called to the suburb of Weinsberg to rescue a swarm from a residential area. This hung in a garden on a small tree comfortably at picking height. Sprayed with water, he was shaken into a bucket, logged into a new box with wax foundations and brought to Heilbronn in the early evening. The perfect gift for Father's Day.