Honeybee 01

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Comment by djordje on May 20, 2013 at 2:39pm

Interesting.
Thank you for the information and photos.

Comment by Michal Dengusiak on May 20, 2013 at 2:19pm

We use AI (artificial insemination). Using C02 we put Queen into narcosis then collect gem material from Drones and allow queen to be transferred from virgin princess into Qeenbee.  Mr Loc invented his own tool - like David his grasshopper :) It is like galapagos in grasshopper where we have some control over gens and therefore we can select which bee we want to use for selection. We try to achieve bees to be healthy, gentle and productive. 

Comment by djordje on May 20, 2013 at 2:09pm

Wonderful photos Michal! Did not know that kind of school exists.

What is the purpose of this "operation"?

Comment by Michal Dengusiak on May 20, 2013 at 2:04pm

My favorite work as you can see on images was marking new born Queens ...also we breed Queens so bees are very gentle and could work with minimum protection and enjoy bee company...

PLEASE REMEMBER bees are usually black-brown  and not yellow-black those are wasp...

Comment by Michal Dengusiak on May 20, 2013 at 1:57pm

Link to workflow - see some images of my work at apiary...

I am a beekeeper, unfortunately not professional any more... apart from University of Technology I studied at Secondary Beekeeping School. I was working for some time with one of the greatest Queen Breeder - Krzysztof Loc. His passion, creative thinking  and commitment to work are quite similar and appreciated like your David. I really appreciate it and enjoy spending my time in this insect - environment. I must admit that beekeeping and grasshopper become my obsession and inspiration...will try to learn best from both worlds. 

Comment by djordje on May 20, 2013 at 1:43pm

Taz, I guess it's a technical term.
This is the way we do it.
Instead of that electric cutter, I am using a simple big knife.

Comment by djordje on May 20, 2013 at 1:22pm

Hey I'm far away from professional. Still learning the work around queen bee.
But agree - it's really a fun job!

Comment by taz on May 20, 2013 at 1:19pm

Also is the depth of field effect from a lens or post-processed with PS?

Comment by taz on May 20, 2013 at 1:18pm

Is "extracting" a technical term?

Comment by David Rutten on May 20, 2013 at 1:09pm

My granddad was a bee-keeper (though not professional). I helped out a few times extracting honey, lot's of fun.

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