ETH Campus Bees: Pictures

Setting up the apiary with 5 young colonies, March 2022

Setting up the apiary with 5 young colonies, March 2022

Setting up the apiary with 5 young colonies, March 2022

One of our hives is equipped with windows, allowing a view into the colony from all sides.

This was not planned! But we could catch the swarm and obtain an additional colony.

First Honey Harvest


A well-filled honeycomb


Removal of wax prior to honey extraction

Comb honey

Filling the first jar of ETH campus honey

Queen rearing

Grafting

Queen rearing 2023:

Breeding frame with sealed queen cells

June 2023:
Our two-frame mating units in three boxes, each harboring four units.

Our apiary, early August 2022

Our apiary, December 2023

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