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[githukuallan]

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[githukuallan]

@kayllans_honey Apiary. It’s always important for a beekeeper to inspect and manage the hives regularly. The bees in this hive had gorged themselves with honey and left. This is referred to as Absconding. Some causes of absconding would be; Loss of the queen, uncomfortable living condition, Weak colony that’s not able to fend for themselves food wise, pests. Insects such as ants or hive beetle overrunning the colony, wax moth, spiders etc, colony collapse disorder (CCD); this is characterized by sudden and unexplained disappearance of honey bees in the hive. Honey and pollen are usually present and sometimes a few young bees and the queen may remain behind. What to look out for during Inspection. Checklist: a.) Brood Box- 1. What is the temper of the colony. 2. Is the queen present? 3. Eggs/ Unsealed larvae/ Sealed brood spotted? 4. Frames with honey and pollen? 5. Sufficient honey stores? Does the colony need feeding? Signs of Swarm Preparations 1. Queen cups or cells spotted? 2. Is there larvae in queen cups or cells? 3. Are queen cells sealed or unsealed? Signs of Diseases 1. Larvae discolored or giving off a bad smell? 2. Sealed brood sunken? 3. Bees with shriveled wings? Signs of failing queen or drone-layer 1. Is there a greater ratio of drone to worker bees than normal? 2. Is there a drone brood in the middle of the comb? 3. Uneven pattern of sealed brood across the frame. 4. Multiple eggs in cells? b.) Super box 1. How many frames filled with capped and uncapped honey. 2. Honey ready for extraction? 3. Another super needed? #Beekeeping #Apiculture #ApiaryManagement #Apiary #Bees #HoneyBee #Honey #Asali #Kayllan’sHoney #Organic #NaturalHoney #ApiaryMaster #Kenya #laikipia (at Laikipia County) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJIH-xgDiw/?igshid=mymt77k89uc8

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@kayllans_honey #ApiaryManagement Cleaning one of the hives after finding out, the bees had absconded. Some typical causes of absconding would be; Loss of the queen, colony collapse disorder (CCD), Weak colony that’s not able to fend for themselves food wise, pests... #Beekeeping #Apiculture #ApiaryInspection #Apiary #Bees #Honey #Asali #Kayllan’sHoney #Organic #UnbeelievablyGood https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ISiz1gRda/?igshid=16s78e9v2sf05

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@kayllans_honey Hive Inspection. #ApiaryManagement #Kayllan’sHoney #UnbeelievablyGood #Asali #Honey #Organic https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ms9rAAWsL/?igshid=1oefttlyzq4i4