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Month: August 2015

Host Hive Inspection with a Guest

Host Hive Inspection with a Guest

August 27, 2015

A member of the beekeeping club that I belong to has shown interest in top bar beekeeping. I invited him to inspect the host hive with me. We met up at eight am on August first. The weather was good and the sun was out. We looked in the observation window first. They had a …

The Beekeeper who is Afraid of Bees

The Beekeeper who is Afraid of Bees

August 15, 2015

Fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. After I was stung while gardening, I began to feel more anxious when working in the garden. Any buzzing around my head made me jumpy. The last inspection that I did …

Inspection of Host Top Bar Hive

Inspection of Host Top Bar Hive

August 7, 2015

On June 16th, I inspected the hive at the host house. The weather was warm, but it was somewhat cloudy. The bees seemed grumpy today, I am assuming that they do not like me opening their hive on a cloudy day. I have spoken with the family at the host house to see if the …

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