tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115866433639277942.post5880985640431653347..comments2023-07-20T07:19:02.732-07:00Comments on Red Bee Honey: Honeybee Apiaries at UCONNRED BEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433841797378308923noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115866433639277942.post-80083162595851360552010-03-09T17:59:04.229-08:002010-03-09T17:59:04.229-08:00I particularly like the paintings, the bees deserv...I particularly like the paintings, the bees deserve :)Máriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929645659487319672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115866433639277942.post-84111461916886933502010-03-16T05:48:41.197-07:002010-03-16T05:48:41.197-07:00Looked at your blog entry about UCONN and was wond...Looked at your blog entry about UCONN and was wondering how they are going to extract the wooden frame in the photo, no top bar. Why do they use drone frames to get honey is it because it allows them to get more honey out of the bigger size of cells?deantnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508319913408145386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115866433639277942.post-79637536215026434362010-03-16T05:56:35.825-07:002010-03-16T05:56:35.825-07:00It looks like one side of the frame came off-it st...It looks like one side of the frame came off-it still can be placed into an extractor for the honey to be spun out or simply cut into comb honey. Drone frames are used to manage varroa mites. The mite is attracted to drone brood and once a frame is full of capped drone brood beekeepers remove it, also removing these mites from the hive.Red Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12726639440406598047noreply@blogger.com