In spring, when beekeepers check their hives, they look for the presence of eggs in the cells of the comb. The eggs are a sign that the queen bee is active and healthy because she is the one who lays them. The presence of eggs means that the bee colony is developing properly and has a good queen (who broods), which is crucial for the success of the hive. Therefore, regularly checking the presence of eggs is an important element of monitoring and taking care of the health of bees and ensuring the stability and efficiency of the hive, and this is done very often at the beginning of the season. I had the opportunity to participate in such work by accident, I came to visit my family and they needed a helper. As an accidental helper (amateur), I dressed very thickly: a shirt, gloves and, of course, a beekeeping hat. The apiary keeper, a very old beekeeper, was dressed in a thin shirt, without gloves, of course, and bees were crawling on his hands, but not a single one stung him. And looking at all this, wearing thick clothes, I admit that I had sweat on my forehead 馃檪
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馃悵 Hives from Poland #4 Zacisze z ulami wielkopolskimi
馃悵 Hives from Poland #5 Searching for bee brood in the hive
