What not to do with a nuc…
I set this nuc up around mid-June and then took off on a month of travels and workshops. The high temperatures we’ve had for the last few days would easily […]
Category Archives: What did you do in the bee yard today?
It’s all over…
Or at least that’s the way it feels this morning. These hives are two of fifteen or more at this location. I knew I was living on borrowed time […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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