The hive we’ve named “Jupiter” built a small tunnel at the top of their box.
My car windshield is covered in pollen each morning, so I think the bees must be happy. They’ve been building up their hives, and I watch the workers fly in and out of their entrance at a steady pace most days. I have been inspecting them each weekend, so here is a brief update. Continue reading
A quick update on the bees. We did our first inspection yesterday. The bees look good, and saw two of the three queens. The Langstroth boxes didn’t seem so full as to warrant a second box, and the top bar hive was amazing. Here are some pictures. Continue reading
I hadn’t planned to be assembling deep frames at midnight. There I was, though, 12:05 in the morning pounding nails into my newly glued frame. When the phone rang earlier that evening, I had no idea that 24 hours later I would have three hives and my first bee sting of the year.
Today I attended a “So you want to be a beekeeper?” class at the Reston Association Conference Center in Reston, Virginia. A beautiful fall day, so after dropping my darling daughter off so she could enjoy some horseback riding, I drove up to Reston for the class. Continue reading
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