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What are Queen Castles for?

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Brian — Leave a comment

In my previous post I stated briefly that I have been working on building some queen castles. I thought a little more in depth description might be a good idea.

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Frame Jig “Hive Hack”

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Brian — 4 Comments

Did you know that you already own a frame jig? This week I decided to assemble some of the frames that had been laying around awhile just to try and figure out where I am as far as equipment. I like…

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Feeding New Packages/Nucs

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Brian — Leave a comment

I decided that because most people are receiving their packages lately, and nucs will be coming shortly that I should write about feeding. I’ve heard/read some misconceptions lately (at least in my opinion) that you don’t have to feed new…

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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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Their Alive!!!

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

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The bees are here

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Brian — Leave a comment

Please view the hives pages for updates.

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How I named the blog

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Brian — Leave a comment

I thought I would make my first actual post by telling the story about how my blog was named. My wife while making her morning coffee sweetened with honey would give my daughter a small spoonful. Every time she would…

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