First subt worker

Dear all



So recent news, we saw our first subt worker a couple of days ago at Lake Tekapo! Here's a pic of her. We also found a queen on the same day, we collected her because we have actually lost a couple in the rearing process, but there are promising signs from a few queens. So fingers crossed. We are supplementing the queens with other bumblebee brood and workers to encourage them to lay. Rosemary is doing the best she can but its going to be tough so we must keep our fingers crossed.



We have decided to put out a few queens into outside foraging cages filled with red clover. This will mean they can forage for fresh pollen and nectar when they want it everyday. So we are trying a few methods to see how the bees get on and trying a few things to encourage them.



Keep in touch for the bees progress!!!