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
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Bees and Dogs
Beltane Waxing Garlic Moon Bee check this morning. Colony 1 is about a week ahead of 2 and 3 due to my late release of the queens in those two colonies. None of them have brood in the top box, … Continue reading
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Tagged fire-pit, Gertie, hive inspections, Mark, package colonies
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Bee Diary: June 24, 2010
Summer Waxing Strawberry Moon I got through 2.5 hive inspections. The package colony has beautiful comb, an excellent egg-laying pattern and is now ready for the third hive box. That’s as far as it needs to go as soon as … Continue reading
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Tagged divide, foul-brood, frames, hive inspections, honey, honey supers, package, parent, queens
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The Weekend Ahead
Beltane Waxing Planting Moon Today will see planting under the planting moon: tomatoes and peppers, alyssum and butternut squash. Unless it’s too breezy and/or stays rainy this will also be a bee day, too. I have to continue reversing Colony … Continue reading