養蜂 / Beekeeping

2024　日本ミツバチ捕獲──春の訪れとともにJapanese Honeybee Swarming 2024 – A New Hive in Spring

<meta name="description" content="春の訪れとともに、日本ミツバチが新しい巣箱に入居。探索バチが場所を選び、女王を迎える自然の営み。今年もまた一年の養蜂が始まります。"><meta name="description" lang="en" content="With the coming of spring, Japanese honeybees settle into a new hive. Scout bees find the perfect home and guide the queen — the start of another beekeeping season.">

🐝 蜂が溢れそう / The Hive Is Overflowing

<meta name="description" content="三段重ねの巣箱が蜂で満員。巣が下まで伸び、3万匹のミツバチが溢れそう。そろそろ四段目の増設が必要な時期です。"><meta name="description" lang="en" content="The three-tier hive is nearly full — over 30,000 honeybees clustering inside. Time to add a fourth box before the hive overflows.">

🐝 ミツバチ巣落ち / Hive Collapse

<meta name="description" content="猛暑で巣箱が二箱まとめて巣落ち。蜜の重さに耐えられず崩れ落ちた蜂の巣と、逃げた女王蜂。自然の厳しさと蜂の生命力を記録しました。"><meta name="description" lang="en" content="Two hives collapsed under the summer heat, their honeycombs too heavy to bear. The queen escaped with half the colony — a bittersweet story of nature’s resilience.">

🍯 ミツバチ巣箱の底板の工夫/Ingenious beehive

<meta name="description" content="ミツバチの巣箱の底板を網戸式に改良。通気性を高め、スズメバチ対策にはステンレス網を採用。パン酵母のような甘い香りが漂う夏の養蜂。"><meta name="description" lang="en" content="Modified the hive floor with stainless mesh for better ventilation and hornet protection. The air fills with a warm, yeasty honey aroma — summer beekeeping at its best.">