Bee Culture: Queen Excluder

Photograph

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

This black and white image shows numerous bees densely congregated on the small slats of a beehive frame, which is organized in a grid pattern. The bees cluster closely in groups between the horizontal wooden supports, showcasing typical hive behavior.

This black and white image shows numerous bees densely congregated on the small slats of a beehive frame, which is organized in a grid pattern. The bees cluster closely in groups between the horizontal wooden supports, showcasing typical hive behavior.

Name/Title

Bee Culture: Queen Excluder

Entry/Object ID

1979.2.45

Description

A tray of bee honeycombs. Expanded Description: Photo taken from the bottom of a demonstration hive. The round black objects arranged in rows on the wire grid are the heads of drone bees. The drones were killed by the workers near the end of 1935 and their bodies pulled through the Queen excluder except their heads which were too large to be pulled between the wires of the grid. The drone heads were fastened down with beeswax and nearly closed the only access to the hive.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Monochrome

Category

Vault, Plants and Nature

Made/Created

Date made

1875

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

16 in

Width

20 in