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How Honeybees Cool the Hive

July 19, 2013

Late this past May, I invested in another beehive with a friend, and placed it on my Mother’s property nearby. Together between the two of us, we now have a total of five beehives. We are quickly learning that there is safety in numbers! Having more than one hive allows us to borrow from the…

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Monkey Beesness

June 24, 2013

It has been a little while since I have shared any updates about the bees but that does not mean that they have been quiet. In fact, they have been very busy! I even added another hive on a nearby property.Read more

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How to Requeen a Beehive: My Latest Adventure

May 3, 2013

A queen cage-the queen bee and five attendants Beekeeping is never predictable. This is why I think I enjoy it so much. They are very much in control of their world. I am only a privileged observer, trying to help anticipate and tend to their needs. This week I found it necessary to requeen one of my…

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Queenless

April 29, 2013

Yesterday, as I closed down the pollen trap on Briar to collect a sample for the Harvard Study, I decided to take a peek into Willow. In my last post, I was unsure that the queen was there. As I entered the hive, my worst thoughts were suspected. The population has dwindled. Most of the…

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Harvard and the Beehives

April 23, 2013

Earlier this spring, Harvard University reached out to our local beekeeper’s association. One of their researchers in the School of Public Health is doing research on honeybees. His goal is to study the distribution of pesticides in pollen across the state of Massachusetts. He is particularly interested in pesticides containing neonicotinoids, as they have shown potential links in previous…

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9 Tips from a First Year Beekeeper

April 3, 2013

It has been almost 1 year since I started out on beekeeping. I hardly know everything, but the learning curve has been steep and I can say with confidence that I am a beekeeper. I read all that I could get my hands on. I took a local beekeeping class and joined the local beekeeper’s…

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Beekeeping Bees Hive Maintainance

First Week of April~Update on the Beehives

April 1, 2013

A fellow beekeeper’s hive with a healthy brood pattern (center of frame-each cell filled with a new baby bee waiting to emerge) As you read in my last post a few weeks ago, both beehives survived the winter and both underwent a bit of spring maintenance. Today, it was sixty degrees outside and the sun was…

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Beekeeping Bees Hive Maintainance

Spring in the Beehives: The Bees Have Emerged

March 15, 2013

Two days ago it was the first day of truly warmer weather. We reached 55 degrees. As I headed out to my car this afternoon to run some errands, I noticed that my car was covered in bee poo, blobs of yellow dots and streaks adorned my car. This was a good sign. Knowing the…

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Winter Cleansing Flights of Honeybees

February 3, 2013

Like all living things, even honeybees use the “bathroom”. However, during the wintertime, they are confined to their cluster without the ability to leave. In the cluster, their main goal is to keep the queen and any existing brood very warm. This cluster only breaks on warmer winter days. During the break, the bees…

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Beekeeping Bees Hive Maintainance

A Peek at the Beehives in Winter

January 11, 2013

Last, week the hives were covered in snow. Earlier this week I went to our monthly local beekeeper’s meeting. As always, it is so wonderful connecting with folks, checking in with them and hearing updates about their lives and the bees. Over the course, of chatting, I quickly learned that many folks had already lost…

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How Honeybees Cool the Hive

Monkey Beesness

How to Requeen a Beehive: My Latest Adventure

Queenless

Harvard and the Beehives

9 Tips from a First Year Beekeeper

First Week of April~Update on the Beehives

Spring in the Beehives: The Bees Have Emerged

Winter Cleansing Flights of Honeybees

A Peek at the Beehives in Winter

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