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A possibly record honey harvest. \u00a0From just one hive. \u00a0Not sure how to account for the situation but this plucky little colony has put weight (honey) in all four honey supers, at least one is full, and that meant I had to add a fifth and sixth. \u00a0The colony plus supers now exceeds my 5′ 7″ so I had to use a ladder to add the last two boxes.<\/p>\n
(Artemis Hives titular deity)<\/p>\n
When I went outside today, sweatshirt on (for the long sleeves and bulk), gloves (I am trainable.) and the veil, it was like moving in pea soup. \u00a0It was the heat and <\/span>the humidity. Caring for multiple hives in this kind of weather would be brutal.<\/p>\n BTW: \u00a0You’re not considered past the amateur or hobby level beekeeper until your number of colonies passes 50.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Summer \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Moon of the First Harvests A possibly record honey harvest. \u00a0From just one hive. \u00a0Not sure how to account for the situation but this … Continue reading Bee Diary: Honey<\/span>