Tag Archives: hive box

Queens, Vegetables and Latin

Spring Full Flower Moon Under the full flower moon I inspected my new colony of bees. In this instance I checked the frames for larvae. I couldn’t tell if they were there or not. This is important because it indicates … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Garden, Humanities | Tagged basil, beets, composted manure, dill, foxglove, hive box, kale, Latin, marigold, radicchio, spinach, swiss chard | Leave a comment

Excluded Queen, Clean Fins

Summer Waning Summer Moon The smoker worked. Mostly. The bees have had 2 to 2.5 months of breeding, brooding and comb building. There are a lot more bees than there were in April when Mark showed me how to load … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Our Land and Home | Tagged air conditioning, colony, frames, hive box, honey flow, honey super, propolis, smoker | Leave a comment

A Real Honey

Summer Waning Summer Moon Today the queen excluder goes on my three hives after I shift the bottom to the top and the top to the bottom. On top of the queen excluder goes two honey supers. A honey super … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees | Tagged frame, hive, hive box, honey super, queen excluder, smoker | Leave a comment

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