A Swarm in May is worth a load of hay!
It is sad to be a beekeeper in spring with empty hives. When I cleaned my hives out, I arranged them in such a way that they were ready...
Here we go again....
I tend to be overly optimistic, which most of the time is a good trait, but sometimes it makes me overlook obvious issues. Here is...
Winter finalization
The tan hive is double walled and has an insulated cover, so it did not need further winterization. I put two towels in the top of the...
Mouse Guards on!
Step two of winter prep is to place mouse guards on the entrances of the hives. I chose to wait until it was getting cold at night (low...
September Field Day
Today we did the early winter prep on the hives, which just consisted of flipping the inner covers. The inner cover on the left above is...
The Labor Day check update
The old fashioned beekeepers used to collect honey on the Fourth of July and again on Labor Day, then the beekeeping year was essentially...
A Beautiful Day in the hives...
I decided to check the hives today (August 18, 2022) because the weather is so nice, as you can see from the picture above. My plan was...
A nostalgic day...
On July 22, 2022, my daughter, Anneliese and I checked the hives. Anneliese was always my beekeeping partner until she had a severe...
Honey, Honey!!
Today was our July field day, Saturday July 9, 2022. Here is the blue hive when I first opened it. There were literally only three frames...
A Little Boost
The vertical hive had less activity than I wanted to see on it. I added an empty deep on top, but that wasn't what it needed. It has a...
