Cross comb, when bees build honeycomb across multiple frames instead of keeping it nice and straight. It can happen for a few reasons: if the hive isn’t leveled, bees will sometimes build sideways because of gravity, or if the frame spacing is off and there’s too much room, they’ll fill that empty space with comb. It can also happen on foundationless frames since there’s no guide for them to follow. Another reason is “just because”. You can do everything right but bees will sometimes just build

Little bee slurping up some nectar from a fresh bit of broken comb removed from a swarm that was building wonky. 💛 Love the way she cleans her antennae at the end. Did you know that bees have built-in antenna cleaning spots on their front legs? Honeybees have an antenna cleaner on each of their two forelegs. They have a notch on the metatarsus fitted with stiff hairs, and a corresponding spur on the tibia. This wraps around the antennae and polishes them keeping them squeaky clean.Bees are amaz

Bees started drawing up new comb on the wax foundation I gave them in spring . Bees usually start building up comb after winter when a few key conditions come together — it’s all about temperature, nectar flow, and colony strength. • Late March to April: Once daytime temperatures regularly rise above 12–14°C, the queen is laying more, and the colony expands. This is when bees begin wax production again and start drawing new comb — especially if they find fresh nectar and pollen sources (like wil