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Bee Drama (1 of 2) 18 Jan 2011 | 01:45 pm
A lot has been going on bee-wise over the last four months. As you might recall, I had to move our robust, feisty hive to a new location in September. The colony did beautifully in the weeks following...
Moving Day(s) 13 Sep 2010 | 09:42 am
My goodness. Make yourself a cup of tea (with honey)–I’ve got lots to tell. A few weeks ago, I realized that the bees were rapidly increasing in number and making it a bit challenging for all species...
Hive Relocation, Details to Follow 12 Sep 2010 | 05:35 pm
There has been so much going on hive-wise since my last post… After much soul-searching, we decided that our tiny backyard was just not big enough to fit the colony, the tortoises, and the dogs’ play ...
From Hive to Jar: A Honey Odyssey 22 Aug 2010 | 09:08 am
At last, the long-anticipated honey harvesting day arrived (on August 11). The day before, I’d added a bee gate (a one-way exit) under the top two supers. When I pulled off the boxes, there were almos...
A Hive away from Home 7 Aug 2010 | 11:28 am
We’re just back from a wonderful family trip to Portland and Seattle–by sleeper train. It was hard being away from the 60,000, but I consoled myself with glimpses of country hives along the railway. A...
Bee TV — U Can’t Touch This 27 Jul 2010 | 12:56 pm
You know the Yule log channel that’s on around Christmas each year? I think they should have one that’s just focused on a hive. I could watch these bees all day long… (Notice the very full pollen bask...
Lucky 7 21 Jul 2010 | 01:48 pm
Today my wonderful mentor stopped by for another hive inspection. It was foggy and quite cool. (I’m sharing the weather report in an attempt to excuse the behavior of the bees, who ungraciously stung ...
Happy 4th (and sixth)! 6 Jul 2010 | 03:36 pm
We were away at a wonderful family camp near Yosemite (Camp Mather) over the past week. Each passing bee reminded me of our (probably 60,000) little ones back home. So it was with great excitement tha...
Mystery of the Vanishing Queen Cup 26 Jun 2010 | 03:46 pm
I raced home at lunchtime today to do a hive inspection. It’s been very cold, windy, and foggy, so I wasn’t able to check on that troubling queen cup I saw on June 12. Since today was a bit warmer, I ...
Update on 6/13 Hive Inspection 15 Jun 2010 | 04:52 pm
How did I forget these two important bits of information? (The San Francisco one-day-of-summer-weather must have distracted me.) 1. I found a queen cup at the bottom of a frame in the second brood bo...
