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Oh happy day…we once again have hives in the apiary. It was a long cold winter and slow spring as both our hives collapsed last fall. We did sleep easier not worrying all winter about bees BUT spring was incomplete without hives. We were very blessed that our mentor was looking to reduce his hivesContinue reading “We Have Hives!!!”

A guy at the bee store sparked my interest in trapping swarms. My original plan was simply to stick with our own hives, get a good handle on management and once we felt like we had a good handle on that aspect of beekeeping, we might explore the idea of swarm trapping. However, we areContinue reading “Swarm Season”

With spring comes more hours of daylight, spring breaks, warmer temps, gardening, and bees! It looks like spring officially starts on Monday, March 20th.  Thank goodness, I think we’re all ready to put winter behind us. The cold temperatures can be tough on us AND honey. I’ve noticed some of my stored honey starting to crystalize.Continue reading “Spring”

Yes, as beekeepers we are learning all about stings…physical and emotional. Let’s start with the emotional. Sadly, this past month we lost the second of our two hives. Talk about heartbroken. We had gone out to place the candy board on for winter feeding and realized the hive was virtually empty. Dead bees everywhere andContinue reading “Sometimes it stings”

I’m queenless again. There. I said it.  For those of you that would like the details I will elaborate…remember back in the spring when we accidentally removed the supersedure cell in Hive #2???? I was heartbroken because it looked as if the hive was trying to raise a strong new queen and the little beekeeper andContinue reading “UnBEElievable”

Happy Bee Day!!! Bee Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in August each year. If you are desperate for ways to celebrate here are a few ideas… Decorate your front door with a bee craft or purchase a little bee decor. Gardening… research fall planting and bee favorite varieties. BBQ or Baking…with HONEY, ofContinue reading “Honey Bee Day”

It’s been busy. We have successfully bottled all the honey and found places to store it. We are still in the process of freezing frames to prevent damage by wax moths. We have treated the hives with apiguard (a simple process that just mostly requires timing) and we have made several stops in the localContinue reading “The Latest Buzz”

I can’t believe I forgot to include Beehive Geyser in the last post!!!! We were there to see Old Faithful. I had no idea there would be anything so beeish in this area of the park. You can imagine our excitement when we stumbled upon “Beehive Geyser”. It’s right there in the same area asContinue reading “Beehive Geyser”

Sunday. The first day of the week and last day of the weekend. I always dream of slow Sundays. A day that starts with church and ends with family dinner. It doesn’t always play out like that for us…life can be busy. I feel like our family has been busy like the bees. Summer isContinue reading “What a Weekend”

Time flies when you are having fun! June and July were packed for our family. We just returned home from ten days away (as a beekeeper I must stop planning time away during the last weeks of July as that is honey harvest season) and now that August is here we are officially home forContinue reading “Already August”