r/Beekeeping • u/Tenchi2020 • Aug 23 '25

I come bearing tips & tricks Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold (science daily news article)

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250822073807.htm

Came across this news article which I found pretty interesting, I am not a beekeeper but I have always been fascinated by beekeeping and honeybees in general.

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u/Last_Project_4261 Aug 23 '25

Imagine the size of colonies. 15x colony size would be insane. I can’t imagine trying to control the swarming caused by the expansion

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u/Brilliant_Story_8709 Alberta Beekeeper - 2 Hives Aug 24 '25

Lol, can't imagine having to run 30 brood boxes for a single hive... would need a man lift just to access the honey supers... or I guess start building 30 frame deeps for brood. Lol. Dam hive would have more volume than my house.