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Tractor Tire Swarm997 viewsGot this one from a tractor parked in a machine shed
near Melrose Iowa on 7/27/09. I don't know how long it was there.
The bees were gentle and now have a new home in a hive body.
Sep 25, 2009
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Tractor Tire Swarm1146 viewsGot this one from a tractor parked in a machine shed
near Melrose Iowa on 7/27/09. I don't know how long it was there.
The bees were gentle and now have a new home in a hive body.
Sep 25, 2009
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Beehive1131 viewsThe hive is in my back yard in the center of Newton, Iowa a couple years ago, I harvested approximately 240 pounds of honey that year. I only have one hive.Feb 27, 2009
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Frame of Honey1164 viewsA frame of honey. Some say it is the best tasting honey they have ever tasted. They ask what kind is it, I say, well I am not within 2 miles of a farm, so it must be wildflower honey, they say, that makes sense..
Newton, IowaFeb 27, 2009
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Honey Comb1132 viewsA frame of capped honey comb.Jan 21, 2009
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Beekeeper1235 viewsBeekeeper checking on a hive.Jan 21, 2009
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Wrapped Hives1335 viewsBeehives wrapped and ready for winter.Jan 21, 2009
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Bee on a Dandelion1111 viewsHoneybee working on a dandelion.Jan 21, 2009
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Queen bee785 viewsClose up of a queen bee.Jan 21, 2009
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Foulbrood Scale969 viewsLooking down into the bottom of the brood cells shows several have foulbrood scale, the dark build up seen here. Jan 17, 2009
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Foulbrood Rope Test1224 viewsThe foulbrood rope test involves poking a piece of straw into one of the suspect brood cells. This cell had a depressed cap and was discolored compared to the other caps. What came out of the cell was a ropey, slimy, brown string that is the rotting brood. This ropeyness is a direct indicator of foulbrood.Jan 17, 2009
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Foultbrood Scale Close Up833 viewsFrom the top of a frame looking down, the bottoms of the cells can be easily seen. Several of the cells have foulbrood scale, the dark build up in the bottom of the cell. The scale contains foulbrood spores. Since the bees can not remove the scale effectively, the spores persist and build up in the comb. Often the remedy is to destroy the comb all together. Jan 17, 2009
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