Tag: Overwintering
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Building of a Hive pt. II
As I write this I am excited to announce that the new hive is finally finished! It has only taken a few bruised thumbs, some ringing ears, a trusty hammer (and partner) and a lot of patience! 😊 I am also super duper excited to announce that a sunny day did finally arrive amongst the…
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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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#020 Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all! I hope you have had a great holiday break with lots of love, food and of course presents! Not surprisingly, several of my presents were heavily bee-related which in turn instantly triggered my inner bee-chatter to be released upon those around me. (Sorry! not sorry…) The biggest gift of all…
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#015 Last Open House Day
The last, full inspection of the season was planned for next week but, when I went over last Wednesday, I decided that was the last day I open the hive for this season. There are several reasons I decided to do that: The weather has turned. With the temperatures dropping considerably and winds picking up,…
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#014 A New Front Door
Bees in nature select their homes based on a few criteria, one of which is the size of the cavity they will occupy and its entrance size. When beekeepers tend to bees, the entrance of the manufactured beehive is often quite large, which is suitable when the colony has a fantastically large population; circa 60,000 bees.…
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Overwintering bees
Overwintering has been a great concern for me over the past few weeks. This is where my path and other beekeepers’ paths start to diverge a little. Actually, it is important to appreciate how little is known about bees and how difficult it is to find the right information on the internet or through libraries.…
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