Combining Colonies and the new Dark Queen of the Bees
The next day I was able to transfer the bees to a new deep above my doomed colony, combining the colonies – the Garage Bees would have a new Queen! …
Bee Rescue from a Compost Bin
Wow it’s been a busy 2 weeks for this new Beek, I’ve been part of a bee rescue twice, a bait out, 2 colony mergers and even started building my own hives! …
Bees in a Queenless Hive
Over the last few days I’ve been keenly watching the bees over breakfast every morning, and relaxing after work in the evenings strumming a little acoustic guitar from my chair near the hive. …
The Queen is Key, but is she Alive?
Thank you Kate for your kind words! I’ve got a lot more frames I need to clean, and will definitely use your 3-day freeze advice! The gloves I was using …
A Cut Out Bee Rescue
Following all of the Preparing and Repairing Bee Hives, it was time for a bee rescue! The night before, I prepared the backyard area, and started work on the garage panels (while bees were …
Preparing and Repairing Bee Hives
Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! Mine was very productive – I spent time Friday with some of my beekeeping friends in Lompoc, and was able to borrow their bee suits …
Becoming a Beekeeper. Getting Started
Read up and make plans I’m excited about becoming a beekeeper! I read about it all night – looking at different hive designs, wondering if I can make a Langstroth frame …
Bee-friendly garden, swarm arrived, started a hive in my garage wall
A colony of bees arrived in my bee friendly backyard within the last month, and has made its home in the side wall of our garage between the insulation and …