May 25, 2015

beekeeping


















this queen has just got a mark on her back;
she's put in a cage for a few minutes to let the paint dry, if you do not, the worker bees will start to remove it immediately;
nowadays they use plastic tubes that look a bit like hair curlers, but they used to be much nicer in the past
on the second image you can see a homemade cage, I've got it from W long time ago

3 comments:

  1. That's so beautiful Renilde :) Bees are fascinating, aren't they? Don't get stung ;) Kx

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  2. wat mooi....
    sinds kort hebben we een insectenhotel
    maar of daar al iets in zit.... ;^))

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  3. thank you Kylie and Patrice :)

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