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The Queen is Dead!
Another dead queen in the hive. She never made it out of the cage. It’s a sad day.
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Requeening a Beehive, and a Dead Queen Honeybee
As you know, I somehow managed to go queenless in two hives in the rear apiary. After talking to several folks around here, several somehow went queenless this spring. Not sure what caused it, but either way, I had to … Continue reading
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Bee Parts on the Bee Hive
So I went out to watch the bees and do a little clean up from having moved some equipment recently. When I got there, I found an unexpected sight… bee parts on the hive. I was cutting it close to … Continue reading
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Honeybee Orientation Flights
I decided to walk back and watch the hives today for activity. We have had some lousy weather lately. so it was nice to see the bees out and about.
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Central Mississippi Beekeepers Assn. Beginning Beekeeping Short Course
We had the opportunity to attend the CMBA Beekeeping Short Course this weekend. While we went in having kept bees for a while, we had never been through a formal course, so we went to hear from the experts. We … Continue reading
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Winter Fruit Tree Pruning
Well, I say winter. Technically. It has been a very mild winter. In fact, as you can see above and below, we have buds and blooms coming out. It’s early February.
Winter Beekeeping
So, winter is supposedly in full swing. Here in Mississippi, it has been quite mild. I can probably count the number of really cold days on my two hands. The bees are confused, I think. We seem to get warm … Continue reading
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Build your own Bee Vac
The weather is turning cool, so the projects in the wood shop are starting to get done. I was thinking of things I wanted to have for next spring when swarm season gets here and felt a Bee Vac would … Continue reading
Ants in the Beehive!
Last year, I got my first hive. It died… or to be more accurate, it absconded. The reason? Ants. I now hate ants like you could never imagine. I found ants in the middle of the year. I googled, I … Continue reading