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The Yellow Jackets

July 11, 2014

Yellow jackets had taken up residence in one of our bird’s nests. Of course, they are not my type of “bees”. Although they are pollinators just the same, having them in our backyard was not a feasible option. Sadly, they built their nest too close to our living space and they had to go.Read more

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Beekeeping Bees DIY Hive Maintainance

How to Split a Beehive

May 7, 2014

The split will now live in this nuc box until the new queen begins to lay and their numbers increase. This week. I wanted to share how I split a beehive. All beehives that overwinter should be split come spring. This helps to prevent swarming .Read more

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Beekeeping Bees Hive Maintainance

Winter Loss: A Beehive Dies

February 7, 2014

Activity in front of Willow but none in front of Briar. I had a bad feeling going into winter with the Briar hive. The hive should have been re-queened as they had many issues last season. But sadly, there were no queens available due to the unexpected large death of so many bee hives across…

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Beekeeping Hive Maintainance

Beehive Maintainance After a Snow Storm

January 8, 2014

As you can see, this past blizzard left the beehives completely covered in snow. Each hive sits upon two cinder blocks. The snow covered those cinder blocks and fell until the first lower deep (box) was completely covered in snow. This was the most snow my hives had seen in a long time.Read more

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Beekeeping DIY Hive Maintainance

Winterizing the Bees

November 15, 2013

Last week, I caught the bees outside on a warmer fall day. They were sipping water from the decorative cabbages on the front porch. I sat and watched them. Each dipped their proboscis into the water. They seemed to enjoy the warmth of the sun. Their movements were sluggish. These were not summer bees but…

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Beekeeping Honey

My First Bit of Honey

October 4, 2013

As the seasons change, it is time to begin feeding the bees. This helps to ensure their survival over the upcoming winter months. In the fall, bees take a 2:1 sugar syrup.Yesterday, I planned to place the sugar syrup feeders on the hives. Here on Cape Cod, our club suggests feeding them for the first…

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Beekeeping Bees

My First Bee Sting As a Beekeeper

September 6, 2013

I knew it would eventually happen. But I never thought my first bee sting would happen like this.Read more

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Beekeeping Bees DIY

6 Ways Everyone Can Help the Honeybees

August 16, 2013

Honeybees are in trouble. Each year they continue to die off at an alarming rate. One in three bites of food you consume is due to a honeybee. Only recently have scientist started studying bees, when they soon realized that they are headed toward possible extinction. There are many potential reasons why the bees are…

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Beekeeping Bees Hive Maintainance

Queen cups

August 4, 2013

I took a moment this week to head over to my third hive. I had not visited it in a couple of weeks. When I arrived I could not believe my eyes. I opened the hive and discovered that the population had boomed!!! The hive was crowded. At 1 pm in the afternoon, most of…

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Beekeeping Bees Hive Maintainance

Summer Dearth and Starving Bees

July 30, 2013

The smoker waits near the hive to be lit. It had been approximately three weeks since I had last inspected the hives on my property entirely. It was time to go in yesterday and take a peek at the bees’ status. The first hive I opened was Briar. Everything looked great! There were eggs, lots…

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The Yellow Jackets

How to Split a Beehive

Winter Loss: A Beehive Dies

Beehive Maintainance After a Snow Storm

Winterizing the Bees

My First Bit of Honey

My First Bee Sting As a Beekeeper

6 Ways Everyone Can Help the Honeybees

Queen cups

Summer Dearth and Starving Bees

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