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Beesnest: July 2011
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Thursday, July 28, 2011. Since becoming honey bee keepers we have become more aware of the many, many kinds of bees in our garden. All of them are polinators and are appreciated. Hubby received this Mason Bee hive as a gift. We hung it on the garage. If you look closely you will see that several of the pieces of bamboo are blocked. The bees have laid eggs and sealed up the openings. Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Hot time in the summer. Ever wonder what bees do when it is in the 90s? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Beesnest: December 2010
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Winter Solstice Good News. Imagine my surprise when I looked out the window today and saw activity. The temp is 51 and that is barely warm enough for them to venture out. Good news that we have live bees in both hives! Now girls get back in there before the sun sets. Hang in there girls . the days are getting longer! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Winter Solstice Good News. When a gardener collects vintage postcards. Garden on the Edge.
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Beesnest: March 2012
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Thursday, March 8, 2012. Spring in the Bee Yard. Last spring we lost both colonies in the two hives we had started one year previously. There were lots and lots of dead bees on the bottom board. The inspector had looked at the empty hive boxes and determined that the colonies had likely starved to death during the winter because they were weak. We bought two nucs and installed the new colonies in the hives. And there were only a few dead bees. Keep your fingers crossed. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). When a...
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Beesnest: Hot time in the summer
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Hot time in the summer. Ever wonder what bees do when it is in the 90s? Thousands of workers busy building comb, making honey, feeding the babies, feeding the Queen (she never feeds herself). This plus a hive box in the sun most of the day with very little ventilation must get very very hot. They sit on the veranda and fan themselves. This is called "bearding" in the bee keeper world, for obvious reasons. They also send out the foragers to get water for all the workers.
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Beesnest: Spring in the Bee Yard
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Thursday, March 8, 2012. Spring in the Bee Yard. Last spring we lost both colonies in the two hives we had started one year previously. There were lots and lots of dead bees on the bottom board. The inspector had looked at the empty hive boxes and determined that the colonies had likely starved to death during the winter because they were weak. We bought two nucs and installed the new colonies in the hives. And there were only a few dead bees. Keep your fingers crossed. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Beesnest: February 2011
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Saturday, February 19, 2011. Warm Day in February. All winter bee keepers have to just sit and wait and hope. When the temp gets above 50 degrees you will see a few bees out for a potty break. They will not potty in the hive. What we thought was our strongest hive, yellow, had not had any bees out on warm days in the last month. The green hive always had a few who would venture out. First we smoke the hive to cover up any pheromones that might tell the bees, "Intruders, attack". We found a few dead bees ...
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Beesnest: September 2010
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010. More photos from Honey collection. Here are some more photos from the honey collection. Hot, sweaty and sweet work! Saturday, September 4, 2010. Robbers in Aggie's hive. Tuesday, August 31, 2010. We went to Aggie's to rob the honey from her bee hive. This is quite a process and it involves taking what the honey bees have labored long and hard to produce. That said, they just might resent us taking their honey. To get the bees to leave the super we spray a product called Bee ...
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Beesnest: July 2010
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010. You can see why this is called a beard. This picture was taken early this morning and the crowd will increase as the sun comes up. Compare it to the green hive which has significantly fewer bees. Thursday, July 8, 2010. Did I say it is HOT? This is more of a garden update than a bee update but does contain info on the girls. These herbs survived thanks to the jug of water with one small hole in the bottom and the cap on top to seal it in. But they left some for us. When a gardener...
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Beesnest: May 2011
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Friday, May 13, 2011. Today we met the bee inspector at our friends hive. We have been helping with her hive and because we are newbees we wanted him to take a look and make sure all was well. She has had this hive for three years and last year she lost a second hive to wax moths. We will inspect the hive again in about two weeks. We did find hive beetles and they are not usually a problem unless the colony is weak. While we were there we peaked at the cardinals in the nest by her front door. Today he de...