Bee Lessons: Worker Brood

Here’s another lesson from the Albuquerque bee man, TJ, and his rooftop hives.

Comb filled with tight even worker brood like this is pure eye candy for the beekeeper opening her hives in Spring. Lots of worker brood means a strong workforce able to harvest spring nectar.
At my place in the city of Albuquerque, [...]

Bee Lessons: Drone Brood

Up on old man TJ’s roof where he keeps three hives in Albuquerque, I began my education.
This here’s a keen picture (TJ frequently peppers his speech with the word “keen” illustrating the difference between brood and honey.
Drone brood pops up out the comb to accommodate the larger size of drone larvae. Later this week, [...]