What did you do in the bee yard today? August 25, 2013
The rain today reinforced what I already knew to be true…my hives are not ready for winter. Yes, that is a recycled desk top in use as a roof in […]
Monthly Archives: August 2013
What did you do in the bee yard today? August 20
To follow up on the mystery swarm…they continued their flaky behavior until I inspected a hive in the yard on Sunday (8-18). As I was closing up, there were suddenly […]
What did you do in the bee yard today? August 13
A noncommittal swarm has been gathering, dissipating, and regathering in front of my hives for three days now. After the initial panic, I did a careful inspection of the suspected […]
What did you do in the bee yard today? August 8
As I was inspecting my hives today, I came across the above frame. I have been experimenting this summer with foundationless frames. I decided earlier i the season to aggressively […]
What’s blooming?
As controversial as it is in my valley, meadow knapweed is my bees’ saving grace this time of year. With only a few blackberry blooms left and the clover waiting […]
Beekeeping for the wounded soul
Trolling around the Library of Congress website in preparation for a workshop, I came across this photograph. It made me wonder about what wounds we heal in ourselves when we […]
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