June field day
Today was very hot, the hottest since last September! However, the bees were in a good mood. The tree in the corner of the apiary...
And then there were three...
Here are the two hives in the experimental apiary which are now populated with splits and are looking really good, and their new...
May Field Day
The May field day turned out to really be two field days, the one that worked for the bees and the one that was on the people schedule....
First Field Day of 2016!
We had a nice day to kick off the beekeeping field day season on Saturday April 23rd. It was sunny and in the low 60's. We spent the...
Opening the hives!
I finally got into my hives for the first time this spring! I had to wait until Monday April 18th because I had to be away for the...
This is Spring???
Here is a picture of what my daffodils look like today. I always say don't open your hives until the daffodils bloom. Of, course there...
Exploring the mystery
Today was the warmest day since last November! It was nearly 70 degrees this afternoon. I had gone out to the gravel pit in the morning...
Time for a change...
Well, I have bad news to report. I went out to the hives in the gravel pit today. I had already looked at my own bees, which were...
Winter finally came...
After a pretty mild December, snow and cold arrived. The weather is really pretty typical for Michigan, up and down. For two or three...
November warmth
Yesterday I wandered out to just check on the hives. On November 2nd, it was 73 degrees!!! This is Michigan, after all, that is amazing!...
