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Tag Archives: bees
Honey Harvest 2021
An impressive 17.5kg is pretty good for a first year back in beesness. Sometimes it’s a bit of a gamble. You don’t want to take too much but all in excess can be taken. Below, I did a bit of … Continue reading
Posted in beekeeping, Extractor, Fall, Feeding, Honey, Uncategorized, Winter
Tagged beekeeping, bees, feeding bees, honey
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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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Splitting up
According to Heinz, once they start building queen cups, it’s already too late. They are prepping to swarm. So when I saw the first open queen cell today, I decided to make a split on the spot. Unlike previous attempts, … Continue reading
Posted in Burr comb, nuc, Queen, Queen cells, Swarm, Uncategorized
Tagged beekeeping, bees, queen cells, splitting hives, Swarm
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We sold two nucs!
It’s only June and it’s bee’n a beesy summer! The summer has started early this year with consistent sunshine and little rain. And the honey has just bee’n flowing in like no other year. But before we get to the … Continue reading
Posted in AFB, Bee inspector, Business, Mites
Tagged bee inspector, bee prepared, bee sales, beekeeping, bees, queen bee
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Love goes through the Tummy
I meant to post this on Thanksgiving because it’s all about feasting, feeding and family but I’ve bee’n a little lazy lately, so unbee-like. To make up for it though, I guarantee at least one post a month until bee … Continue reading
Raising a new Queen (part 2/3)
Today we checked to see if thy royalty or royalties have revealed themself(ves). Our experiment: We had a queenless nuc with three queen cells, two of which we left and one that we cut out and stuck in an isolated box … Continue reading
Posted in Feeding, Life cycle, nuc, Queen
Tagged beekeeping, bees, nucs, queen cells
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Update: picking up our Nuc
Today we’re off to pick up our little ones after their 10 day field trip in sunny Esquimalt. We hope to find a productive queen with her team of ambitious girls. As soon as we arrive, it’s clear that our … Continue reading
Back in beesness! Update, Update!
Scoop #1: Bees are out and about after a rough winter. The ones who survived are going strong and many hives are stocked with honey, pollen and brood. It’s looking good. Check it out: Scoop … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Insulation, Queen, Queen cells, Winter
Tagged beekeeping, bees, queen cells, royal jelly, surviving winter
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