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Calm hive. Popped the lid and found lots of bees gathering sugar I left them,...
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Didn’t see signs of a queen in the split hive so I had to move a couple...
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Buckwheat seedlings. If they flower, the bees will like it.
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This is cool – several of these #bees are on the landing board, fanning...
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View ArticleConsiderations on a Failing Hive
So as the pictures below show, I caught a swarm a month or so ago. It was on a low branch in a cedar-type shrub, and I was able to remove the branch completely. I felt good that I had the queen in the...
View ArticleHazards of Honey Harvesting
I was able to pull maybe 30 pounds of honey off the hives in five or six frames (a mix of deeps and mediums). And that’s cool. I crushed it up by running my electric mixer through it in two batches in...
View ArticleWhat to do with all that wax?
If you’re a hobbyist, you’re probably using crush and strain to harvest honey. If you’re not familiar, it’s more or less how it sounds. You cut comb free from the frame, then crush it using a potato...
View ArticleStings in Unusual Places
Well, not like that. But so far this year, I’ve avoided getting any stings – at the hives. Away from the hives? Totally different story. Like the day before my birthday, when I took a morning call from...
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