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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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Can’t Win Them All

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Brian — 6 Comments

I noted in my post about the Blue Pollen below that there was some sad news from Meyer’s Outyard that I had been hesitant to share. I mainly hesitated because I didn’t have very many answers as to why the…

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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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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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