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Apiary Update as of 10-1-15

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Brian — Leave a comment

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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Moving a hive

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Brian — 1 Comment

I shot a really quick and poor quality video this evening to go over moving a hive. The one thing that I didn’t talk about is that when you move a hive more than two miles you should wait until…

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My poor neglected bees

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Brian — 2 Comments

This post is about two weeks behind in the making. I drove over to Meyers outyard which (if you’ve bee reading here for very long you know) is my farthest out yard. With all of my other responsibilities getting put first…

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Winter Prep

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Brian — 2 Comments

This week in Southern Indiana we caught a few warm days. I can tell by the way everyone is acting spring is on the mind. It was also on the mind of the bees. It was possibly the first cleansing…

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Winter bees

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Brian — Leave a comment

I checked on the two hives in the picture yesterday. Both of them were alive and well. I’m still 4 strong going into the new year

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