I had a b usy day today, forty cells were emerging on a day I wanted to make splits. Only two died before I could cage them. i intended to use only the mated marked queens for the splits. I am using Karnika/Aurea. They were good for me last year. A fourth of my holdings are Buckfast, but not...

Ashley Mortenson, University of Florida, focused on drone makeup in DCAs(Drone Congregation Areas). She monitored several DCAs around managed hives and also ones in that were at least 2.8 km away from the managed apiaries (considered feral). Her results were pretty striking! • According to...