I worked on the hives today. My main mission was to fill feeders and look for queen cells in the hive we split off last week. Neither hive needed food so the nectar flow must be sustaining them. My bee mentors tell me that if they don’t need the food, they won’t take it. I… Continue reading Bee Journal
Month: May 2013
What We’re Picking Now
Week of May 27, 2013 Collards Lettuce Kale Turnip Greens Radishes Snow Peas Coming On! We always have fresh eggs.
Bee Journal
Beekeepers keep journals. Being the geek I am, it seems easiest to do this online. So, this post is more for me than for you, dear reader. But, if you’re interested in what is involved in beekeeping, you can read on to learn more. We split the hives on Wednesday the 22nd. Today, I wanted… Continue reading Bee Journal
Of Bees and Baby Chicks
Spring is here, and blogging always seems to take a back seat. But I’ll do a quick post mostly to share some photos. Bees are really an endangered species, it seems. There are reports of a smaller than average number of swarms and threats to crops that rely on pollination. We decided to do our… Continue reading Of Bees and Baby Chicks
A Tale of Two Hives
Many, many thanks to the beekeeper who came to help me today. I learned so much! It turns out my inactive hive did not have a queen but probably had an egg laying drone. Not much to do but break it up and let the bees go of to find new homes. The second hive… Continue reading A Tale of Two Hives