Central Beekeepers Alliance

Note the movement of workers to keep the queen bee warm and protected. The worker bees can make it difficult to find the queen.

If you look at the bee below and very slightly to the left of the queen, you will see a Varroa mite on the abdomen of that worker bee.

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Field Day Beekeeping Photographs: Spring Inspection