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The Oliver drone trap frame. Stephanie loading new trap frames. We tested 300 last year. Inserting a trap frame in the almonds for an early start. Drone trap frame at four weeks—honey at top, drone brood below. Cutting out the drone comb with a hive tool. Reinserting the frame for the next round of trapping. The bees will quickly build new comb on the remaining wax. The whole process takes only 15 seconds! Trap frames set to edge of brood chamber for comb honey production in bottom half. Pure beeswax extracted from cut out drone combs. Less than an ounce per comb, but this wax can be sold at a premium, as it is comp...

  The honey of Bohemia       The rural landscape of Maramures attests to the mountain civilization of northern Romania, with its wooden churches, its deep forest. Here, time seems to have stopped and farming is still like that of Western Europe before mechanization.         Bee-Romania03 Since the beginning of migratory apiculture, the Romanian beekeepers have taken to the custom of installing their hives on the trailers, which they call the “lodge”.   Bee-Romania04 The comings and goings of the bees at the entrance to their h...

  LES001 At the end of a hot day, bees cluster to regulate the temperature inside the hive.     LES002 Various techniques are used to recover swarms depending on where they have settled. Under roof tiles, a vacuum cleaner fitted with a box is often the best solution. When the swarm is accessible, a hive need merely be placed below it, and then the swarm made to fall into the box. These operations require a level head, a steady hand, and an excellent understanding of bees.   LES003 Various techniques are used to recover swarms depending on where th...