Come see us at Elkin Trail Days and buy honey – Saturday, June 5th
We’ll be selling SCBA honey at Trail Days. Come see us! Read More …
Category: Queen Bee Yard
Posts related to the Queen Rearing operation that has been funded by a grant
Field Day Spring 2021: Pictures from May 1st
A few shots from our field day on Saturday, May 1st. Read More …
Field Day – Updated Date: May 1st at 12:00 pm
Updated Date! This year we will have the field day at the bee yard at 730 Zephyr Mountain Park Rd., Dobson on May 1st at 12pm. Hope to see everyone there. Read More …
First Hive Inspection
In this video, Davie Simpson takes you through a hive inspection and things you may encounter. Also, he’ll be marking some queens for the year ending in 0 which is the color blue.
First Hive Inspection & Queen Marking
Here are some pictures from the first hive inspection of the new bee yard and also the marking of the queens. We mark queens with colors based on the last digit of the year. Here’s the code: Year ending in Read More …
Oxalic Acid Treatment
In this video, Davie Simpson demonstrates using the ProVap 110 For Oxalic Acid Mite Treatment. Davie also demonstrates good safety practices using an oxalic acid vaporization method. If you’d like to learn more about this product, google “provap 110” or Read More …
Configuring Your Hive
In this video, Davie Simpson walks you through the parts of a standard hive with some dos and don’ts in beekeeping.
Releasing Queens
A few days after bees are installed, you’ll need to go back in to check to see if the queen has been released by the bees. In this how to video, Davie Simpson shows you how you can easily release Read More …
Tending New Bees
It’s been a few days since the new bees have been installed and our beekeepers are out at the bee yard doing some basic beekeeping operations like making sure the new queens have been released from their cages, giving the Read More …
Installing 3 Pound Packages
3 pound packages of bees come with a laying queen in it’s own cage. In this video, Davie Simpson shows how to install the queen and the bees.