Update after the move.
Today I just couldn't wait any longer to see how the bees were doing after their move. It is a sooner than I would usually check, but I...
You do what you have to do
I realized suddenly that here it is the first day of summer. This is the turning point in the beekeeping season. After this point, the...
Not so fast...
Isn't this a nice sign? A friend gave it to me a few weeks ago. I thought it would be good to put by my hives by the greenhouse. I...
June Field Day
Our June field day was Saturday, June 10, 2017. It was a warm (actually hot) day. We checked the horizontal and vertical hives by my...
New Article on the website
I added a new article to the website entitled, "Desperate Times require desperate measures". It is my opinion on the current beekeeping...
NOW there are four, I hope!
On Friday May 13, 2017 our order of 20 Carniolan queens from Oliveraz Apiaries arrived from Hawaii. Unfortunately, of the 20, three were...
Opening the overwintered Hive
Photo credit goes to Kelly Bolthouse since my kids were not available the day of our April field day on April 22, 2017. Here is a...
And then there was one...
Here is the last hive standing. The one that was alive by the greenhouse did not survive the last cold snap we experienced. We had...
The Power of Windbreaks
Yesterday we had 50 mile per hour sustained winds with gusts up to 60 mph. Those are the strongest winds we have had in the 13 years we...
But then again...
Well, today was really nice and warm, though not particularly sunny. I had decided to re-fill sugar water and make sure everyone had...
