The Orchard Hive has not been storing the syrup that I have been feeding them. The weather is getting colder and it is time to put solid food into the hive for winter feeding. The last time I made solid food for a hive, I just made a brick of it to place in the …

The temperatures are cooling off quickly this fall. It looks like this will be my last chance to check in on the bees. On the ninth of October, I headed out to Old Frog Pond Farm for the final inspections. For winter, I am adding a layer of wool on top of the bars along …

Since figuring out that the Healing Hive wasn’t going to survive I have not gone out to check on them. My thought was to leave them be and let them live out the rest of their lives in peace. At this point it has been about six weeks since I had last seen them. It …