What did you do in the bee yard today? January 10, 2015
Today I started my first batch of seeds for fall nectar. Agastache, Allium, Rudbeckia, Solidago, Liatris, and Aster are all families with species that bloom between July and October. The […]
Category Archives: Bee forage
What did you do in the bee yard today? October 19, 2014
Today’s excellent weather allowed some late-season adjustments. This small hive was in a deep that had been modified to accomodate four 2-frame nucs and was subsequently full of superfluous entrances. […]
What’s blooming in your area? August 18, 2014
Once again I am counting my blessings as knapweed, the invasive scourge of my little valley, provides an abundance of nectar and pollen to fill my bees’ hives. Sweet peas […]
One brief shining moment
Camelot references aside, Saturday was truly glorious. The bees were flying furiously here, loaded with pollen–white, bright yellow, and salmon. This small clump of snow crocus easily had twenty bees […]
Palynology anyone?
Last week’s pollen run (and a nudge from a good beekeeping friend) inspired me to visit my school’s science lab with a pollen sample from the landing board of one […]
What’s blooming?
I was lucky enough to get away from my indoor responsibilities long enough to visit a few of my hives today and was delighted to find the bees bringing in […]
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