The weather last week was beautiful. The temps broke 60 for sure, I did hear some reports say 70. Never the less I took the time on Sunday to peek in on all of the remaining colonies. The first nuc…
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Ant Jail
Earlier in the year I noticed some behavior in my bee’s that I see as particularly beneficial. When I select for breeding queens and genetic propagation there are several things that come into play. This is one of those things.…
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Apiary Update as of 10-1-15
It has been quite a while since I have written an update specific about the hive status. I thought because were getting ready for winter its a good time to take stock of where everything stands. Just before winter it…
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New Nuc Inspections
Yesterday evening I had a moment to inspect a couple of nucs that had new queen cells when I originally split them. I’m happy to announce that both of them have good laying queens. I was able to get one of them…
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Frame Jig “Hive Hack”
Did you know that you already own a frame jig? This week I decided to assemble some of the frames that had been laying around awhile just to try and figure out where I am as far as equipment. I like…
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My first Abscond
Happy belated forth of July everyone. Made it out to the new outyard today (Henry’s Outyard). This is where I moved my split up aggressive colony. I started breaking into the first box and to my surprise no bee’s. I looked…
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Virgin Queen and Dealing With a Honey Bound hive
I am repopulating my area with bees! This spring my time has been a bit stretched due to our new baby being born. I’ve lost two swarms from hive number 2. Below is a picture of the virgin queen. I…
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