Spring Bee Hiving Moon Kate got a nasty cellulitis on her left arm. Probably from … Continue reading
Spring Bee Hiving Moon “Sometimes, you have to step outside of the person … Continue reading
Beltane Waxing Garlic Moon Colony #1: This is the colony in which my queen release went well. She’s been busy. The second hive box, on only a week, has all the brood frames with brood, some full, some partial, so … Continue reading
Spring Full Bee Hiving Moon The die is cast again for this season. Three packages, three three pound packages with around 8,000 bees each will arrive on Saturday. I’m glad Kate convinced me to buy the larger package since the … Continue reading
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
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
Spring Waxing Awakening Moon The bulk of the bee woodenware has come: frames for honey supers, honey supers, foundations for honey supers, a bee brush, a feeder for syrup and a bunch of pollen patties and goop to make my … Continue reading
Summer Waxing Summer Moon Mark and Elise came over today. We wandered through the garden and the orchard, followed by Rigel and Vega. They licked and pressed and jumped. New people! New people! Oh, boy! Oh, boy! New people! Rigel … Continue reading
Beltane Waxing Dyan Moon Hat jauntily askew and ready to check on his bees. The bees have been busy since I left two + weeks ago. A lot more worker bees, probably three times than the original packagae, so maybe … Continue reading