Bee Package and Queen Inspection
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The easy way to install a package of honey bees in a new hive. Poacher on the farm!! Trespassing!
What happens here
Chris Cinders from Triad Bee Supply explains that the bees are Italian honey bees sourced from Georgia. He demonstrates how to inspect a bee package: remove the plastic tab, gently pull out the queen cage, and check that the queen and accompanying worker bees are healthy and active. He points out the queen and the protective worker bees in the cage.
Goal: Inspect the packaged queen and bees for health.
Tools and materials
- Packaged Honey Bees — The colony to be introduced to the hive
- Queen Cage — Housing the queen within the package for safe transport and introduction