Happy Hive
This is the 26th frame back in my long Langstroth hive. Two weeks ago they had worked up to the 23rd. On that day, I added some drawn...
First hive check of 2020
I got busy, and my hive looked really good from the outside, so although I installed the nuc on 4-28-20, I didn't actually open it up to...
New Bees Once Again
On April 27, 2020, we cleaned up the double-walled Long Langstroth and gave it a fresh coat of paint on the box and its metal roof. I...
Here we go again...
This photo was taken on December 26, 2019. Look carefully. This was a beehive that had a live, strong colony of bees in it when I...
Winter Ready
I got over to my hives on October 18, 2019 to prepare them for winter. This year I decided to double wrap my hives. I heard on the...
Winter prep begun
I was able to get out to the hives on Sept. 20, 2019. I was pleased to see that the bees had mostly replaced the honey I had taken -...
Goldenrod time
I checked my bees on August 26, 2019. Both hives looked strong, but had not replaced the honey I had taken out, so I put back my...
The Sweet Reward of Patience!
I have harvested a total of seven deep frames from my two hives, but that is extremely conservative. I had to have enough to extract...
What a nice day!
Today was a beautiful 80 degree day with no humidity, a nice break from some really hot, humid weather we have been having. It has been...
So glad I moved!
Here was the first nuc I installed as it looked about a week ago. It had several frames of honey that were not yet capped. It has been...
