Busy, busy bees
We had our August field day on the 21st of the month. I had checked the hives the day before, and decided that the tan long hive was...
Looking Good!
Today - August 14, 2021, I checked all three hives. The vertical hive had an almost full super of honey, YEA! I did not collect any,...
Lots of bees, not much honey
I checked all three hives on July 9, 2021. This is the blue long hive. As you can see, eleven frames are covered and they are working...
Back to three
On June 4, 2021 I added another nuc to my beehive family. This was also from Mary Bouma. I put it in my tan long hive. The only wrinkle...
Busy as, well, bees, of course!
My bees had been very active all winter and into early spring. Suddenly in late April I noticed a marked decrease in activity. I...
Pollen coming in!
I was not able to capture a picture of actual pollen on my bees' pollen baskets, but I did see it, lots of it. The early maples are...
My feelings exactly!
Such a lovely, sunny day on February 23, 2021. We had all been confined for over two weeks of cold and snowy weather. Today all of us...
What a nice sight to see!
You may wonder why I like to see dead bees in the snow. Well, it means the hive is actually alive. These bees came out for a cleansing...
Who needs thermo-imaging?
This picture was taken on January 5, 2021. At first I didn't understand the significance of the melted spot on the top of my hive. This...
Housecleaning
Here on December 23, 2020, my bees were clearing out the dead bees from their entrance. I looked earlier in the day before it was warm...
