My friend (and blog follower) Laura came to visit and I took her on a tour of the hive Saturday. The weather was lovely and it was the perfect day to show of the hive with tons of workers carrying full pollen baskets into the hive. The bees were very active - the hive seems to have totally recovered from the downfall during the month of June.
Although the hive is doing well, with lots of brood and honey, 
there is still
no way that I'll be able to extract any honey this season. They are going to need everything they make to get through the winter.
The exciting thing about the Russian Queen is that every time we go into the hive we find her! Maybe she is more social than the Italian Queens? The bright blue dot on her back helps too!
Find the queen in the photo! Look for the bee with the blue dot :)
there is still no way that I'll be able to extract any honey this season. They are going to need everything they make to get through the winter.
The exciting thing about the Russian Queen is that every time we go into the hive we find her! Maybe she is more social than the Italian Queens? The bright blue dot on her back helps too!
Find the queen in the photo! Look for the bee with the blue dot :)
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