Moving of hives
This past weekend my beekeeping mentor moved his hives to his new residence…but not without assistance, which I truly owed him due to all his help to me. However, since I was recouping from recent surgery, the only assistance I [...]
Cool link
http://www.vanishingbees.com/great little film and information on ccd and the state of our bees. check it out.
lotsa bee stuff
been so busy I haven’t had time to post.The four hives are going well…the admiral hive lost its queen but then the hive created a new one. Last week’s check indicated the queen is laying, so it is back on [...]
Update and pictures
I now have 4 hives, two in the same location as last year (queen ann) and two in west seattle- different properties.Last sunday was decently warm so I checked all 4 hives…saw eggs and brood in all four, and got [...]
You should check this out
http://www.helpthehoneybees.com/#/howYouCanHelp/howYouCanHelp/
Busy weekend
I’ve been getting ramped up for this season of beekeeping. I finally inspected my two hives from last year. Neither made it thru the winter, appeared as if the bees didnt survive the cold as there was no evidence of [...]
Orchard Mason Bees
A new adventure in bees.In researching what it requires for my condo bldg to have a certified backyard habitat, I got to thinking about orchard mason bees. I thought it would be cool to install some in our backyard area, [...]
On organic honey | By Umbra Fisk | Grist | Ask Umbra | 05 Mar 2008
On organic honey By Umbra Fisk Grist Ask Umbra 05 Mar 2008 I have wondered about this for a while, and while this article doesnt necessarily answer the question all that well (in my opinion), it raises some questions you [...]
Bloomberg.com: U.S.
Bloomberg.com: U.S. interesting article about diseased bats. mentions bees and colony collapse disorder
