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Happy Valentine’s Day! May it BEE sweet for you and your honey. ❤️🐝🍯🐝❤️ -Worker Bee 2021

Yesterday was a warm day for February…mid to upper 50’s. We noticed bees being drawn to the hot tub water again…sometimes I wonder if it’s the smell of the chlorine that draws them in?!?!?! I’m not sure. Either way, it prompted me to fill the bird bath and the water source in the apiary. NothingContinue reading “Groundhog Day”

Officially 2022. We made it. A new year brings a fresh beginning that hopefully you are looking forward to. You might be thinking of resolutions or goals…ways to simplify or better your coming days ahead. Who knows, some of you might be considering a new hobby or craft…maybe beekeeping?!?!?! I’m partial but this would beContinue reading “A New Year”

Can you bee-lieve it’s already here? Christmas…”the most wonderful time of the year”.  We hope your day will be all you hope for while remembering Jesus is the Reason for the Season. Prayers for peace and joy as we send Christmas blessings from our hive to yours.  -Worker Bee 2021

As Thanksgiving is upon us, I found myself reflecting on our bees. It was about a year ago that thoughts of bees first entered our discussions as a family. I’m so thankful our family took this adventure on together. Without the support of each other I don’t think our apiary would have ever taken shapeContinue reading “Bee Thankful”

The bee theme has become part of our life. Halloween is no exception (at least for this year). There might have been fighting, tears, frustration and/or arguments leading up to this pic but we’ll stick to bee stories and info here!!!  Nonetheless, hope this makes you laugh!!! Happy Halloween from us and the bees!!! WorkerContinue reading “Happy Halloween”

One of the best parts about beekeeping is being able to share honey. I think it even tastes better when it’s free! We’ve already been able to share several jars and look forward to the continued sharing as the supply lasts.  Today I had a crazy thought to share a little honey with the bees.Continue reading “Sharing honey”

One of the concerns as a new beekeeper is stings. If you remember the epi pen story you know there was a sense of responsibility to have a general understanding of bee stings and what they could mean to any of us as a beekeeping family. Thus far I have to report TWO STINGS. Yes,Continue reading “Stings”

It’s taken a few days to come down from our honey high. Honey extraction was a lot of fun. Following extraction and filtration comes bottling. Our mentor had suggested letting the honey sit for a day or two prior to bottling as it gives the air bubbles time to move to the top and preventsContinue reading “Honey in the House”

Yesterday was extraction day! And oh what a glorious day it was. Successfully harvesting honey was about as cool as spotting a moose in your backyard or walking up to the Grand Canyon or even hiking Devil’s Bridge near Sedona!  Super cool experiences that pictures don’t do justice and I would say our day ofContinue reading “Honey!”