Welcome to beekeeping 2016!

Days are getting longer although not by much, I’ll take any improvement! The holidays are behind me so time for spring beekeeping plans. Continue reading →

In three days, my bees will have the shortest amount of daylight since summer began, 9 hours and 25 minutes to be exact. Continue reading →

For the most part my over winter preparation are complete. Mouse guards are on, feeding has just about finished, feeders are clean and stored. Fall prep Continue reading →

“Feeding like crazy” is my September response to the “what are you doing with your bees this time of year” Continue reading →

Not far from my bee yard is a road sign stating “Hill Blocks View”. As this road has several big hills, this tidbit of helpful information Continue reading →

The 2^nd application of my mid-summer thymol based mite treatment gave me the opportunity to assess the hives for the queen Continue reading →