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Month: May 2015

Inspection of the Langstroth Hive

Inspection of the Langstroth Hive

May 18, 2015

Best Bees came out and checked on my Langstroth hive. The beekeeper came into the backyard and we talked a little about what I have seen with the bees. This hive has been very active and collecting pollen since the moment the snow melted. I have started to wonder if they will swarm this year. …

Home Sweet Home Part 2

Home Sweet Home Part 2

May 16, 2015

On April 28th the small cell, treatment free bees arrived. The post office called me right before 8am asking me to come pick them up. Their hive was ready and I had prepared 1:1 sugar water for them. When I got to the post office, they let me know that the bees were out on …

Settling In

Settling In

May 5, 2015

The bees have had a little more than a week to settle in to their new home. I checked on them two days after they were installed. The queen was still in the queen box so I decided to hang the queen box on one of the top bars. While in the hive, we got to …

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