Tag: healthy colony
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#022 Happy bee, happy me!
It seems like January is flying by, as though everything and everyone is running away from the end of 2018. Was it that bad? It’s either that, or…
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#016 Autumn Inspections
10th of September 2018. That is the date of the last update that I have shared with you on my beehive. Four inspections have passed in between, but they were only mini ones. The inspections from now on, only really involve a varroa mite drop count on the board, hefting and observing the activity at…
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#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…
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#005 Wait for it…
Inspection on 21 June 2018. I was so excited to see the bees today because I was sure that most of the brood would be out by now. I was also excited because I was bringing my brother along to have a look at my very own hive for the first time. It was in…
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#003 – Textbook Inspection
This inspection was on the 7th of June 2018. Mentally armed with confidence and hope, I visited my bees for my second solo inspection, and it was amazing ! First of all, the smoker worked – beautiful, thick, steady smoke gave me reassurance in the event the ladies decided to get all annoyed with me…
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