tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24601107.post769422980776933709..comments2012-04-22T05:04:41.757-05:00Comments on Meadow Sage: Bees!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04274443899549073706noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24601107.post-19202136915547023992010-05-23T15:07:42.259-05:002010-05-23T15:07:42.259-05:00Thanks! This was my first time seeing queen cells...Thanks! This was my first time seeing queen cells. If I had done the checkerboarding earlier this spring, there probably wouldn't have been any. The checkerboarding disrupts the reproductive swarming process :)<br /><br />How much honey? It depends so much on the weather. Mine mostly forage on wildflowers, so if we don't get enough rain or get too much then there's not much nectar. Last fall we got 5 gallons from one hive and none from the other. "The other" is this year's big hive... Never a dull moment.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930098379137626178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24601107.post-7732088486621808912010-05-23T13:54:04.704-05:002010-05-23T13:54:04.704-05:00fascinating! How many times a year do you do this...fascinating! How many times a year do you do this maintenance and how much honey does each hive produce?ConsciousGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12253940238405185012noreply@blogger.com