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Category Archives: Summer
Hive “On the Rocks”
It’s been a really interesting year so far. I’ve never taken as much interest in my bees as this year. I check on them daily to make sure they have shade, water and things look normal. I observe them and … Continue reading
Posted in Bee cells, common problems, Queen, splits, Summer, Uncategorized, Worker bees
Tagged beekeeping, bees, black queen bee, multiple eggs in bee cell, splitting hives
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Waiting for the Queen
Have you ever had to wait a really long time for the queen to emerge? and then wait even longer for her to reproduce? The waiting game is REAL. What takes her so long? a few days = to mature … Continue reading
Posted in beekeeping, Bees, Life cycle, Queen, Queen cells, splits, Summer, Survival, Uncategorized
Tagged beekeeping, bees, queen cells, queenbee, splitting hives, virginqueen
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Nature works in mysterious ways!
Oh. my. God. if things couldn’t get any crazier this year, they just did. The black queen (the original one), just decided to move into this forgotten old hive we’ve had sitting in our garden for a few years. When … Continue reading
Posted in Bee cells, beekeeping, Beeswax, Check-ups, Summer, Uncategorized
Tagged beekeeping, bees, Swarm
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Desperation on display
Queen cups, queen cells and emergency cells EVERYWHERE! Check it out: This is good! They know their mom is gone and they depend on her. This is a big strong hive but it now has very little brood in it. … Continue reading
Posted in beekeeping, Bees, Insulation, insulation for bees, Queen cells, splits, Summer, Uncategorized
Tagged beekeeping, queen cells, splitting a hive
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Summa Time!
Summer’s bee’n great so far and the bees have definitely needed that to recuperate! Here are the newest developments: Update 1: Unfortunately we lost a record amount of hives during winter 2016/17. I couldn’t believe it! Some of the strongest … Continue reading
Posted in Colony Collapse Disorder, Flowers, Pesticides, Summer, Survival
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