bees

September 23, 2019

Honey Harvest

So apparently we should have been feeding our bees a month ago. Our supers had no action, so we took… Read More
July 4, 2019

Well boo.

One of our colonies declared their independence. We are down to two colonies. Don’t know what happened to the hive,… Read More
June 2, 2019

All Around the Mulberry Bush

I think maybe we have a mulberry bush behind our beehives. Which would be awesome! I’m currently trying to identify… Read More
May 28, 2019

Just Super!

Our new bees are thriving thus far. Our old hive wasn’t so bad either, so after checking on them on… Read More
May 11, 2019

None of Your Beeswax

So when we cleaned out the hive that died, we harvested no honey, but a bit of beeswax. I rendered… Read More
May 2, 2019

Beekeeping at Night

After swearing off beekeeping at night, we once again did it. We bought two new hives, which we had to… Read More
April 9, 2019

Upside to Colony Collapse

We had to say goodbye to the colony. As we were pulling it apart, we were able to grab some… Read More
April 7, 2019

Croatoan

We lost one of our colonies today. Small hive beetle infestation. Harvested what we could, and will try again. Read More
January 14, 2019

What’s Next?

So yesterday was what did we do last year. Today is what are we doing this year? Read More
January 13, 2019

Winter Update

So we’ve had lots of changes on the homestead since we moved in. What did we do last year? Read More