Tag: bees

• #010 Building up the Defense

  I had originally planned this inspection for Tuesday, only to realise, no smoke and no boots was a really bad idea, given the latest mood exhibits of my bees, so I conducted it on Thursday instead. Everything was in order, including the latest stars of the season: the wasps. As predicted, the ratio of honey […]

  Katkoot

  August 5, 2018

  Learning

  bees, dearth, defensive, honey robbing, wasps

• Video: Katkoot’s Beehive Stories

  

  Dear readers, Thank you for following my adventure so far. I hope you enjoy this teaser of what is involved in my weekly inspections 🙂 Katkoot’s Beehive Stories Yours, Katkoot

  Katkoot

  August 3, 2018

  Learning, Personal Notes

  bees, fun, hobbyist, honey, love bees, video

• #006 – Blessed by her Highness

  Inspection on 27 June 2018. A regular inspection turned exciting when I realised my bee colony has increased significantly in population. The brood frames have increased by 4 and the honey frames by 2. They are lively, healthy and happy bees. And then exciting turned to amazing when I saw the queen! Ah, what a […]

  Katkoot

  June 30, 2018

  Learning

  bees, healthy colony, queen bee, women beekeepers