Exploring the mystery
Today was the warmest day since last November! It was nearly 70 degrees this afternoon. I had gone out to the gravel pit in the morning...
Time for a change...
Well, I have bad news to report. I went out to the hives in the gravel pit today. I had already looked at my own bees, which were...
Winter finally came...
After a pretty mild December, snow and cold arrived. The weather is really pretty typical for Michigan, up and down. For two or three...
November warmth
Yesterday I wandered out to just check on the hives. On November 2nd, it was 73 degrees!!! This is Michigan, after all, that is amazing!...
Last Field Day of the Season
We prepared all the hives at the apiary for the winter this month. We swapped the top supers of the two larger vertical hives, so the...
Moving honey around for winter
Today we took advantage of nice weather and went out to the apiary. We first went to the long hive. The bees were a lot happier today. ...