What did you do in the bee yard today? April 17, 2017
The last three years’ early, unseasonably warm springs have given way to our more “normal” rainy weather this year. I’ve hesitated to interrupt the couple of good foraging days we’ve […]
Category Archives: Spring
Flying at last!
Yesterday’s mild temperatures saw the first bee flights in my valley for many days. I also saw my first bumblebee queens of the year–two separate species right on this colony’s […]
Spring’s sprung!
Spring is definitely popping. It seems like everything is suddenly blooming at once, and my hives are reflecting the good conditions. The hive on the left had freshly added wax […]
Equalizing
It felt great to finally be doing some serious hive inspections after a very wet spring break. Most of my colonies so far are looking pretty good, but I came […]
What’s Blooming, March 24, 2016
I had the good fortune of being called out on a short hike this evening to harvest nettles (yes, they are actually delicious.) While the shady, wet area we visited […]
Inspection, at last!
Tied up with work and travel during the beautiful weather Thursday and Friday, I resorted to inspecting between showers yesterday and today. I was very happy to find a decent […]
What’s blooming? March 13, 2016
What’s blooming today is taking a back seat to the copious amounts of wind and rain we’ve been receiving this week, as evidenced by the runoff-filled pasture below one of […]
