Abbott Farms - Sustainable Agriculture

My little split here, which we started on April 23, 2022 has successfully made itself a queen. We checked it on May 19, 2022, and there...

Sorry it took a week to post this! Here is the inside of the blue Long Langstroth on April 23, 2022. It was a perfect day for opening the...

As you are probably aware, we have had some nice, mild days this early spring season so far. It became evident in the late winter that...

Here is my weakest horizontal hive on January 28, 2022. I am surprised to see a healthy amount of dead bees in the snow. The weather has...

I did my best to reduce the entrance to this hive. The entrance reducer wouldn't fit back in, but just placing it there made it easier...

We had our August field day on the 21st of the month. I had checked the hives the day before, and decided that the tan long hive was...

Today - August 14, 2021, I checked all three hives. The vertical hive had an almost full super of honey, YEA! I did not collect any,...

I checked all three hives on July 9, 2021. This is the blue long hive. As you can see, eleven frames are covered and they are working...

On June 4, 2021 I added another nuc to my beehive family. This was also from Mary Bouma. I put it in my tan long hive. The only wrinkle...

My bees had been very active all winter and into early spring. Suddenly in late April I noticed a marked decrease in activity. I...