On September 17th the remnants of hurricane Florence were heading our way. They were calling for a lot of rain, some areas possibly up to five inches. In order to prepare for this I went out to the farm early in the morning the day before. The lids needed to be oiled with tung oil …
It’s September 8th and the flow is on! The nectar dearth was rough and the Willow and Orchard Hives have had a difficult time adding food stores to their hives for winter. The Meadow Hive is a very different story! That hive is doing really well and they have plenty of honey to make it …
Word of advise, don’t do it! Lack of sleep leads to bad beekeeping. It had been a little less than two weeks since I had inspected the Willow and Orchard Hives. I had arranged to have a couple of people that I have been mentoring come out and observe this time. Since we were meeting …
It’s been a month and a half since I have been in this hive. The last inspection was July 7th, before I left for Norway. I have been putting it off because I have been having difficulty working this hive. On August 19th, I figured it had been long enough and decided to get into …