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Beekeeping Hive Maintainance

A Mouse in the Beehive

December 7, 2015

Earlier this fall I learned that one of my weaker beehives had succumb to wax moths. It was awful and disgusting. So I removed some of the salvageable frames that I could and cleaned them up as best I could. I placed them into the deeps and put them off to the side- outside near…

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Seasonal Recipes for Feeding Honeybees

September 29, 2015

As beekeepers, there come times when we need to feed our bees or offer them up reserves to help them get through dearths and winter. New colonies should be fed so that they can quickly build out new comb for the queen to lay and for them to store their foraged pollen and nectar. Existing…

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Lavender Bees

July 13, 2015

This week is the peak of lavender season here at Tilly’s Nest. Lavender and bees go hand in hand.Read more

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How to Catch A Honeybee Swarm

June 16, 2015

Today I learned how to catch a honeybee swarm. I keep two beehives across town at my Mom’s house. Her father was a beekeeper so when I asked about keeping a couple of hives at her place, she and my step-dad were quite supportive of the idea. It reminded her of growing up as…

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Winter Peeking: The Honeybee Cluster

January 5, 2015

The honeybees cluster in a ball for warmth in the winter. The queen is in the very center, kept toasty at 95 degrees. The cluster expands and moves during warmer days and contracts tightly and stays put in freezing temps. Last week it was a balmy day in December, 50 degrees. Weird for us, but…

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Honeybee Flights in December

December 1, 2014

Happy December first. Today is an unusually beautiful sunny day in the sixties here on Cape Cod. Last week we had some cooler temperatures in the lower forties and high thirties but today is a very good bee day. The honeybees were so happy to have the sun warm their hives. In fact, the…

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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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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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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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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. Read more

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A Mouse in the Beehive

Seasonal Recipes for Feeding Honeybees

Lavender Bees

How to Catch A Honeybee Swarm

Winter Peeking: The Honeybee Cluster

Honeybee Flights in December

The Yellow Jackets

6 Ways Everyone Can Help the Honeybees

Winter Cleansing Flights of Honeybees

The Drones

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