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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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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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Natural Comb Update

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Brian — Leave a comment

This is a huge success. I started one in each of me two hives. Both of them are doing very well with their natural comb building. They both are backfilling with nectar now that the brood has mostly emerged. You…

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