No eggs?
A few weeks ago, in the interest of eliminating weak colonies (beekeeper’s mantra–take your losses in the fall), I disbanded a colony whose queen had stopped laying eggs. There was […]
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Borage and Pennyroyal
The bees were busy at my borage and pennyroyal today, taking advantage of the bonus late October sunshine. These plants are holding up well in spite of daily frosts in […]
What did you do in the bee yard today? October 5, 2013
At last, all the honey is off my hives and extracted! While I am incredibly grateful to my bees for the surplus honey they allow me to steal, I must […]
