meaning busy. You know, like a bee. It looks like it’s been almost a year since our last blog. I knew it had been a while but we’re overdue for an update. I think we fell behind because of life. Big kids keep schedules very busy. Between the two kids and the sports they play,Continue reading “Life’s been a’buzz…”
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Hap-BEE Halloween!
Is anyone dressing up as a honeybee or beekeeper? I’d love to see your pictures. Fall is settling in and I can’t believe how dry we have been. I hope the bees are able to find what they need. I’ve been watering what plants I do have left but it’s getting hard to keep up.Continue reading “Hap-BEE Halloween!”
Water!
My honeybees seem so desperate for water right now. It’s been so dry and I am anxiously awaiting rain. The bees can be seen daily at my bird baths. I have a few around the yard. One I have put little pieces of mulch in to assist the bees in landing and not drowning. TheyContinue reading “Water!”
August Already?!?!?!
Here we are…August. June and July were pretty good months for our bees. All six hives still seem to be doing ok (I do have some concerns about one in particular but we will see, fingers crossed). The one hive out at the property didn’t put any honey in a super for us but itContinue reading “August Already?!?!?!”
May = Busy
These bees are becoming a lot to keep up with! Remember how I thought I would have a total of four hives this year…that was the max I thought I could maybe manage…well as it turns out I’m currently sitting at six! Splits, swarms, and nucleus colony orders have put me at six. Now I’mContinue reading “May = Busy”
Earth Day – Bees In Trees
It’s been a while but spring is underway and it’s getting to be the busy season with bees. We only had one hive pull through winter successfully. With that, we attempted to split that one hive and I also ordered two nucs which would put us back at four hives total going into summer. IContinue reading “Earth Day – Bees In Trees”
Hap-BEE New Year!
Here we are closing out 2023. We hope you had a wonderful holiday and are looking forward to the buzz to come in 2024. As we reflect on 2023 and beekeeping, it’s a little sad to know we had four hives this spring and are currently down to two. We lost one nuc this springContinue reading “Hap-BEE New Year!”
August Already?
What a summer. It’s been busy. The kids are already getting ready to head back to school and we have accomplished a lot on the bee front. Cleaning up our bee blog wasn’t one of those accomplishments…yet. It’s still a goal just hasn’t ranked high on the priority list. Let’s bring you up to speed onContinue reading “August Already?”
Summer
We are underway! The bees seem to be thriving to the point that we almost can’t keep up with them. Remember, we gained two well established hives in our bee yard this spring in addition to two nucleus colonies that were installed late spring. The two established hives have boomed to the point that IContinue reading “Summer”
Mother’s Day
It’s come and gone. It got me thinking about the bee “mom”…the queen. A fully developed female that lays eggs…lots of them. There’s only one queen in a hive of thousands and without her everything falls apart! I’m told queens will not sting you. A queen bee will emerge from her cell in sixteen daysContinue reading “Mother’s Day”
Howards' Hives and Honey 