I removed top feeders from the standard hives this past weekend and even have them cleaned and stored. The standard hives are as they will be Continue reading →

I had bottled honey in mid summer part of which was chunk comb.  Steady demand depleted what was bottled so off to the freezer Continue reading →

Yesterday’s sunrise sparkled on a heavy but early frost. I would rather work my bees than mow grass but the first frost brings the transition to doing less of both much closer. I have been preparing for the approaching Continue reading →

There is a hint of Fall around. Golden Rod has almost finished, some other blooming plants have faded. No frost yet, the average frost date is around mid October. Lots of folks are predicting a hard winter but Continue reading →

I’m getting my hives ready for winter. Mite treatment has finished and mite counts are currently low but I’ll check again in the next few weeks. All hives are down to four Continue reading →

The local bee club’s monthly meeting was this week. The longest and liveliest discussion was about mite control and a number of members had interesting information Continue reading →