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A Winter Beehive Candy Board

December 1, 2012

Honeybees work. They work all spring and summer to store up enough pollen and honey for their colony to survive the winter. However, sometimes, their best efforts are not enough and they can end up starving to death if their supplies run out. As you have read, in the early spring and late fall when …

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The Drones

November 4, 2012

Yesterday, As I was tidying up around the apiary removing leaves, I discovered these two poor little drone that had been removed from the hive. Drones are male bees that serve to mate with queens other than their own. As the cold sets in, they are seen by this female dominated society as literally “extra …

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Beekeeping Bees DIY Hive Maintainance

Preparing the Hives for Winter

November 2, 2012

Hives with mouse guards perched on top ready to be inserted. Winter preparations have begun. This week I took the honey supers (honey collectors) off of the last hive. Three weeks ago these two supers were half-full of uncapped honey. As I removed the supers, they were barren of honey. The bees must have moved …

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Robbers and Invaders

September 14, 2012

Eggplant, cardoon, basil and tomatoes thrive near the hives. My nine year old son decided to title this post. You see, I had a heck of a time with the bees yesterday! It had been a while since I had entered my hives as I was just letting the bees do “their thing”. During …

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Bed of Nails

August 26, 2012

I came into the house a few days ago after running errands in the afternoon. The kitchen smelled as if a skunk had just been over for a cup of tea. Thank goodness the windows were closed and locked in my absence. I could only imagine what it would have smelled like if they had been …

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Pollinators at Work

August 4, 2012

“How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower.” ~Issac Watts We are in the middle of another heat wave. I think the bees actually like this weather the best. The sun is shining. There is not a cloud in the sky and the …

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Observing the Bees Outside the Hives

July 12, 2012

My bees are mutts. They are a blend of Carniolan, Italian, German, Russian and Australian. The apiary where I purchased my bees believes that by diversifying their genetics, they are hardier and more resistant to disease. Recently when my mentor opened up my hives with me, he was amazed at how the bees’ genetics expressed …

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Opening the Hives: At One Month

June 22, 2012

Bees working bits of burr comb removed from between the frames and placed at the entrance Two weeks ago, my mentor from the local beekeeper’s association came over to visit my hives for the first time. It was a great experience. Both hives, Willow and Briar, were growing as expected. There was beautiful brood, capped …

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The Birthday Present

June 10, 2012

Coming in for a landing My birthday was about a week ago. My husband always takes the kids shopping for me each year. Each year they pick out something special all on their own. Sometimes, it is jewelry, soap, candles or things that just remind them of me. My littlest one, Miss M, was having …

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Opening the Hives~One Week Later

May 27, 2012

It has been one week since I installed the nucs into their new homes. The entire family has enjoyed watching the hives from the kitchen window. As we eat breakfast, we watch the bees zipping up into the sky, making literally a “bee line” to pollen locations. Amazingly, every few seconds bees dart very quickly …

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A Winter Beehive Candy Board

The Drones

Preparing the Hives for Winter

Robbers and Invaders

Bed of Nails

Pollinators at Work

Observing the Bees Outside the Hives

Opening the Hives: At One Month

The Birthday Present

Opening the Hives~One Week Later

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