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 the apiguard comes off in two weeks. Sometime in early November I’ll get out the […]
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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 can come up around the screen and reach the syrup. It will do two things […]
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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 the U says to do this until IPM begins to work. If I didn’t have […]
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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 milestone birthday. Happy Birthday, Jean-Marie matchbooks, the whole Jax touch. I met Jean-Marie’s daughters and […]
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