Checking up on the splits
On May 1st 2024, I looked at the three hives from the outside. The "mother" hive was very active, as it has been all along. The long blue...
Time to make splits
As I drove around on April 10, 2024, I noticed a lot of dandelions blooming. It was a nice sunny day, so I thought to myself, this is a...
The bees think it is spring!!!
I confess I have neglected keeping this blog up to date. I checked the hives about two weeks ago, when we had an unusually warm day in...
Winter in the bee yard
Here is the apiary in winter. In the foreground is the swarm hive. There were dead bees in the snow on January 23, 2024, which is a good...
Final Winter Prep
On Saturday, November 18, 2023 it was sunny but cold enough to work around the hives without the bees "helping" me too much! I stapled...
Time to snuggle down for winter
To prepare my hives for winter, I only do three basic things. The first is illustrated here. The box on the left has the inner covers in...
Looking Good
Yes, I actually have honey this year, and it feels really good. On August 19th, I had a field day. One family came. We extracted honey...
Oh How Sweet it is!!!
I had put this frame back in the hive for later. Later came today. I checked all three hive. The one pictured is full 2/3 of the way...
Growing Apiary
Today is the 4th of July. Old beekeepers tell me they would collect honey on the 4th and then on Labor Day, then take the supers off for...
Full Apiary again
On June 2, 2023, I got two nucs from Mary Bouma. I installed one in the blue long hive, and the other in the vertical hive. I had only...
