Tag: women beekeepers
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Celebrating Queens among the Bees!
As this is International Women’s Week, I thought to dedicate a small article in celebrating the female guardians of bees. Especially important this month is March the 8th, International Women’s Day. In honor of this day, I would like to celebrate all women beekeepers and affiliates who are playing such an important part in saving…
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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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“Why do you do it then?”
I played Badminton for a while, once a week, with friends – nothing competitive or serious. I am significantly worse than them, a true amateur really so I didn’t take seriously but it was lots of fun and a nice social activity. They then decided it was more challenging and exciting for them to go…
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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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#004 – Population: Normal?
Inspection conducted on the 14th of June 2018. This inspection was swift and quiet. There is nothing to report other than a lot of the larvae from the last inspection are now capped brood. However, the capped brood from last time need a few more days to develop and for new bees to emerge. I…
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