Operating two-queen hives Alan Wade Looking back In Part I of this series we explored the notion of a single-queen colony and the rules – set by the bees – for introducing queen bees. We […]
Setting up two-queen colonies Alan Wade Hives with two queens In Part I we explored the ‘The one colony – One queen principle’, the universal condition of the honey bee colony. That two or more […]
Principles of introducing and running two-queen colonies Alan Wade The one colony – One queen principle One of the fundamental operating tenets of any honey bee colony is that it will support only one queen, an […]
Welcome to Two Queen Land Two-Queen hives are enigmatic to say the least. Here is one historical setup we’ve finally sorted and learnt from. Source: Moeller’s 1978 United States Department of Agriculture Report 161 If […]