Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!
Here are five deep frames of honey I collected today from my lonely hive. I could have collected a whole lot more, but this will satisfy...
Happy Hive
This is the 26th frame back in my long Langstroth hive. Two weeks ago they had worked up to the 23rd. On that day, I added some drawn...
First hive check of 2020
I got busy, and my hive looked really good from the outside, so although I installed the nuc on 4-28-20, I didn't actually open it up to...
New Bees Once Again
On April 27, 2020, we cleaned up the double-walled Long Langstroth and gave it a fresh coat of paint on the box and its metal roof. I...
Here we go again...
This photo was taken on December 26, 2019. Look carefully. This was a beehive that had a live, strong colony of bees in it when I...
Winter Ready
I got over to my hives on October 18, 2019 to prepare them for winter. This year I decided to double wrap my hives. I heard on the...
Winter prep begun
I was able to get out to the hives on Sept. 20, 2019. I was pleased to see that the bees had mostly replaced the honey I had taken -...
Goldenrod time
I checked my bees on August 26, 2019. Both hives looked strong, but had not replaced the honey I had taken out, so I put back my...
The Sweet Reward of Patience!
I have harvested a total of seven deep frames from my two hives, but that is extremely conservative. I had to have enough to extract...
What a nice day!
Today was a beautiful 80 degree day with no humidity, a nice break from some really hot, humid weather we have been having. It has been...
