It’s raining!
As a non-native Oregonian, I have learned the hard way that it is not so popular to be happy about rain in the summer. But it has been so painfully, […]
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Laying workers
More August clean-up in the bee yard…this colony failed to produce a viable queen after a mid-season split to control varroa. For any number of reasons, the bees found themselves […]
What’s blooming? August 3, 2015
The Silphium perfoliatum began blooming last week or so. These impressive plants were humming with bees early on this overcast morning. Measuring around eight feet last summer, I think they […]
What did you do in the bee yard today? August 9, 2015
It’s the season to streamline my bee yard. This colony failed to requeen itself after a split, so I combined it with a queenright nuc made from a spring split. […]
