This is a very exciting day for me! My day started at 7:30am at the Willow Hive. The plan was to go through the entire hive to determine if I could do a split. There is another beekeeper at Old Frog Pond Farm that has built a top bar hive. If I am able to …

On June 21st, it had been about two weeks since I had inspected the Meadow Hive. This hive is one of my two hives that is growing at a rapid rate. The goal now is to make sure that they are not nectar bound. When a hive is nectar bound or honey bound, there is …

The last time that I was in the Orchard Hive, I saw a small and unmated queen. I only had a short glimpse of her before she was swallowed up by a crowd of bees. It has been a week and I am back in the hive to check if she has mated and is …

This season has been off to a mostly good start. All of the colonies have been doing well and growing quickly. The plan is to get out to the hives every two weeks when I can to keep an eye on their growth. In the past, I had a first year colony that grew quickly …

It’s been almost two weeks since I have inspected the hives. When it is early in the season like this, I like to inspect the hive about every two weeks. This allows me to be checking for cross combing or other comb issues and checking on each colony’s growth. Checking the hives frequently in the …