2005 Chatham Beekeepers' Field Day

April 23, 2005
Pittsboro, NC

Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

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Doug Hill demonstrates honey extraction.

 

A honey extractor.

 

Bees chewing through their cells and beginning to emerge (top of photo).

 

A little farther along...

 

Honey in cells.

 

Parasitic varroa mite on bee pupa.

 

Close-up of varroa mite on bee pupa.

 

Wingless bee, a sign of varroa mites in the hive.

 

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This page last updated January 15, 2010.

 

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