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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 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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Their Alive!!!

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Brian — Leave a comment

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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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First successful queen

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Brian — Leave a comment

Checked my queen castle today. It has two splits in it that I’ve been working on. The earlier one has come back with a good mated queen. I checkerboarded in 3 new foundationless frames in a nuc box. Now I…

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Then there were three

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Brian — Leave a comment

Hive two started making several swarm cells so I took the opportunity to make a split. I know it’s not painted. Had to trow it together quick. This one will be Nuc 1. I took it to Meyers outyard wich…

Supers are on

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Brian — Leave a comment

Virgin Queen Cages

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Brian — Leave a comment

Spent an afternoon making a few of these: I plan to use these to effectively bank virgin queens until I have room in a queen castle or mating nuc. I’m planning on posting an over view of how to make…

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Alive hives

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Brian — Leave a comment

I keep thinking that there is going to be another cold snap that manages to kill one or both hives. Yet they both keep thriving. I still think there is a chance for starvation if a long cold snap occurs.…

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Here is what I’ve been up to this winter

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Brian — Leave a comment

I’ve been building some hive bodies and nuc boxes out of some scrap lumber. These are ready for paint. I’ve also been assembling a lot of frames. I have pretty much decided to stick with all deeps. I’ve also basically…

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