Three queen spotting puzzles in one post!
The first one is pretty easy.
The weather was just beautiful today, so Rebecca agreed to take some pictures for me as long as she could suit up all the way.
These hives are called long langs because they accept a standard Langstroth deep frame, but are long enough to hold 30 frames instead of a standard 10. It makes them nice to work because you don't have to lift 90 pound boxes of honey off the top of the hive to get to the brood nest. The bees stay pretty calm with just a little smoke and I didn't get a single sting even though I was only using a veil for protection.
The queen's abdomen is brightly lit in this picture, which makes her a little easier to find, but there are a lot of bees on that frame. These frames are compatible with standard Langstroth style beehives, but are custom made for foundation-less beekeeping in a long lang.
This one is fairly hard. As you are searching you might be able to spot some capped honey, capped brood, an uncapped brood cell, some stored pollen, and several drones.
I'm building another hive like these and taking pictures as I go. Follow 