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- Collection: Raíces Program History - EcoCulture: Apiculture, Bees and Beekeeping
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Apiculture Initiative: Bees in New Home
Bees moved over to their new home for Raíces Apiculture Initiative participant and supporter Susan Winkler.
Apiculture Initiative: Field Trip: Bee Box Frame
On a visit to a local beekeeper, John Yarnell. Here is Sue and John looking at an old bee box frame
Apiculture Initiative: Field Trip: Frame with Foundation
Fred Yarnell, beekeeper, looking at an old bee frame on a visit from Raíces Apiculture Initiative participants.
Apiculture Initiative: Field Trip: Honey Extractor
Stainless Steel honey extractor centrifuges.
Apiculture Initiative: Field Trip: Home Greenhouse
Beekeeper Fred Yarnell standing in the greenhouse attached to his home. Mr. Yarnell welcomed the Raíces Apiculture Initiative for a visit to his home and apiary and talked to us about his beekeeping experiences and equipment.
Apiculture Initiative: Field Trip: Styrofoam beehive box
Styrofoam beehive bee box at beekeeper Fred Yarnell’s home. This particular box is in the Langstroth model, but the only wood components are the frames inside.
Bee Box Construction: Base Board
Constructing sides of base board for a bee box. A wood router is used to bore out grooves on white pine pieces to later insert plywood base board.
Bee Box Construction: Completed Base Board
Raíces Co-Director Francisco G. Gómez holds finished bee box base board. Base board is made of white pine and plywood.
Apiculture Initiative: Raíces Bees
Raíces’ bees hanging out on the front rest board of their hive. These are Italian Apis Mellifera bees.
Bee Box Construction: Making Hive Frames
Using a wood router on a jig table to make hive frames.
Bee Box Construction: Checking Frame Measurements
Unfinished bee box. Inserting bee frame into box to check correct size.
Bee Box Construction: Cutting Slats for Bee Frame
Cutting a bee frame slat to size on a 10” Sears table saw.
Bee Box Construction: Francisco with Raíces Apiculture Bee Box
Francisco stands next to our first completed Langstroth bee box.
Inspecting a New Nucleus Hive
Beekeeper Stan Wasitowski of S & F Honey Farm inspects a new nucleus hive.
Building Comb on Top of Frames
Honeybees building honeycomb on the top of the hive's frame's. This honeycomb is scraped off during each inspection to keep the comb within the frames.
Side by Side Langstroth Hives
Two handmade Raíces Langstroth Hives side by side in the Raíces beeyard.
Honeybees
Honeybees on top of a frame in a Langstroth hive.
Scraping Extra Wax
Scraping extra wax from the top of a honeybee hive frame.
Honeybees "Cleaning" out Harvested Honeycomb
Honeybees working to clean out the honeycomb that was scraped from the top of the frames, taking any food reserves back to the hive. Before taking the comb for wax, these pieces are left for the bees to continue cleaning for around 24 hours.
Installing New Frames in a Langstroth Beehive
Francisco G. Gómez adding new frames to a Langstroth Beehive.
Queen Cell
Queen cell found on a frame during a hive inspection.
Puerto Rican Honeybee
Puerto Rican Honeybee pollinating a cluster of flowers.
Apiculture Initiative: Nucleus Hive Frames
Frames from a nucleus hive ready to be smoked before moving them into a new bee box. Bee larvae can be seen in the center of the photograph.