Still Alive.
Beltane Waxing Garlic Moon Oh, boy. I’ve not gone a day without a post in a long time. Yesterday went by so fast. Worked on Latin for a bit, but a brightening day pulled me outside. I plucked tulip detritus … Continue reading
Tag Archives: hive boxes
Bee Diary: April 17, 2011
Spring Full Bee Hiving Moon First full outdoor morning. Took off all the hive boxes, cleaned every frame and the hive boxes, prepared hive boxes for the packages due next weekend. The divide from last year’s parent colony had a … Continue reading
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Tagged comb, drawn comb, foundation, frames, hive boxes, hiving, Mark, packages, propolis, wax
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Bee Diary: Supplemental
Summer Waning Strawberry Moon Got this note back from the Beekeeper’s president: “Also, add supers ASAP. Many hives are plugged with honey in the top box and have swarmed or starting to swarm (They think they have run out of … Continue reading
Bee Diary: June 16, 2010
Beltane Waxing Strawberry Moon My inexperience is showing. At the Hobby Beekeeper’s meeting they suggested we look at each frame. I did that. With three colonies that’s a lot of frames. In the package colony it seemed to me that … Continue reading
Bee Diary: June 7, 2010
Beltane Waning Planting Moon Hive inspections today. Looking to see how the bees are using the other two honey supers I put on last week, now a total of four. They have two almost full, but they have not begun … Continue reading
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Tagged divide, hive boxes, honey supers, marked queen, nectar flow, package colony, parent, queens
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Tincture of Time
Beltane Waning Planting Moon Bee work inside. Kate finished several honey supers and three hive boxes plus frames before she left. I didn’t know how many I would need in her absence. All but one of the honey supers now … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Dogs, Faith and Spirituality
Tagged hive boxes, honey supers, Kate, time
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Bee Diary: May 9, 2010
Beltane Waning Flower Moon A new feature on ancientrails, the ancient trail of bee-keeping. This diary will serve as my record of work with my colonies and a way to review the year’s learnings and prepare for next year. From … Continue reading
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Tagged bee diary, colony, hive boxes, honey supers, inspect, larvae, queen right, smoke
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