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71deg. in March (first signs of swarm season)

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Brian — 11 Comments

Depending On where you live 71 deg may or may not be that big of a deal. Were I live it happens once in a great while. I’m happy to say that on my lunch I was able to take…

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Ant Jail

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Brian — Leave a comment

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

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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My first Abscond

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Brian — 4 Comments

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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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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Virgin Queen and Dealing With a Honey Bound hive

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Brian — 4 Comments

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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Blue Pollen ?!?!

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Brian — 1 Comment

Finally, I had a chance to get out to Meyers Outyard on Easter Sunday. I have good and bad news to report. The hive on the right has made it through. They are doing very well bringing in load after load…

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Varroa Mite Research

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Brian — 2 Comments

I’ve been doing a bit of varroa mite research this morning. My goal is to better understand the reproductive habits as well as the life expectancy of the mite. I know that brood breaks work to reduce mite numbers. I’m…

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The Lone Drone/Spring Cleaning

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Brian — 1 Comment

I managed to take a peak into the the hives at the home apiary (I’m sure by now you guys have realized that these hives receive the most attention by far). The temperature broke 60 deg. F. so I decided…

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Self Sustaining Your Own Apiary On a Small Scale

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Brian — 2 Comments

Over the past year as stated in a previous post I managed to sustain my own apiary without having to purchase queens or bees of any kind. I thought I would take time to write down some of my methods…

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