{Click the pictures to see them larger & more detailed | click the back arrow to return here.} This was our first in-depth look into the hive this year. I did actually do some work earlier (I took the bagged sugar that we fed them over the winter off the hive) but I didn’t actually […]
This is the first time we have been able to take a peek inside the hive since we relocated our new “nuc” of bees to their new home last month. These photos show that the girls are beginning to pull comb. If you look closely, you can see the “bulge” above the actual flat foundation. […]
As we live in a neighborhood, we gave some thought to our apiary design. Just in the short time since we made the decision to keep bees, we have learned that, for the most part, the public at large is scared of honey bees (or any kind of insect for that matter). With this in […]
My precious wife, Cynthia whispered something in Santa’s ear, and low and behold, Santa came through with our first hive! This is a complete hive kit from Mann Lake, LTD. The hive includes one deep hive body, a bottom board, an inner cover, a telescoping cover, an entrance reducer, ten frames and 10 sheets of […]