Our CIDER HIVE was our original rescue hive we got in fall of 2024. She came with a second hive, due to the beekeeper having to re-home her colonies because of anaphylactic reasons. Wanting to get started with bees for the Apple Orchard, if we didn’t have bees over wintering we would not have nucs in time for the orchard bloom, so we took on the challenge of overwintering this colony, and so happy we did. CIDER HIVE is our original first colony, and also our first transfer from a wooden box to a polystyrene HiveIQ! No honey extractions at this time.
Environment
LOCATION
Apple Orchard Bee Yard
Richland, MI
HIVE TYPE
Polystyrene 9-Frame from HiveIQ
Flavor Profile
The ladies dine on white clover, apple blossoms, wildflowers, and apricot blooms.
Meet Your Queen
Golden, graceful, and gloriously prolific, she’s the heart of the hive. Laying the future one perfect egg at a time, her pheromones keep thousands in delicious harmony—pure sweetness in motion.
