Starvation in a land of plenty

Another colony lost to starvation. In this case, they had eaten all the winter fondant and a fair bit of the fondant placed on the hive in January - about 1 kg in total - but it was too far from the cluster.

I heard of a near-by apiary where 7/8 of the colonies have starved this winter.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20442957-starvation-in-a-land-of-plenty

Temporary Office Closure March 2020

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Very annoying

At times like this you regret having docile bees, and dream of a feisty colony chasing the vandals high and low...

Dead clever

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/how-undertaker-bees-recognize-dead-comrades

Cash crop - and it's not the honey

According to this piece, migratory beekeeping can earn up to $200,000. Crikey.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/to-bee-or-not-to-bee-the-great-dilemma-zrlztxwl5

Beekeepers can make $200,000 in a few weeks by sending hives across the country, says Matias Viel of pollination start-up Beeflow Photo: Gabriela Hasbun, https://www.gabrielahasbun.com/ 

Midlife crisis

What if all the wasps disappeared?

Slightly annoying presentation style, but fun all the same.

Hive Records Using Bricks!?

Vandalism

Well, it happens. Annoying, to say the least.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2020/03/11/telford-beekeepers-plea-after-hives-are-vandalised/

The Nineteenth Tee

Spotted at the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club. Very nicely kept hives, and all busy on a mild March morning.