Harvest
Fall New (Harvest) Moon Second round of apiguard in the parent and the divide. The top box on the package colony has gotten heavier, but I plan to feed them some more as I will do to the parent once … Continue reading
Fall New (Harvest) Moon Second round of apiguard in the parent and the divide. The top box on the package colony has gotten heavier, but I plan to feed them some more as I will do to the parent once … Continue reading
Lughnasa Full Back to School Moon The fumagilin-B in heavy syrup, sugar 2:1 in a gallon water, rests now in the hive box wide feeder with the screen and two plastic reservoirs on each side of the screen. The bees … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Back to School Moon Nap. Off to Ace Hardware for chemically resistant gloves. Really. Why would I use anything that required them? Normally, I wouldn’t. But the varroa mites compromise the divide’s ability to survive the winter and … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Back to School Moon After a nap, I headed out again, the second of three busy days. This time I went to Jax, a return to the 1950’s with dark wood paneling, a lovely buffet table and Jean-Marie’s … Continue reading