A few weeks ago, the Colorado State Beekeepers Association (CSBA) hosted Kim Flottum for a couple of talks to area beekeepers. Kim is the editor of Bee Culture Magazine and author of several books on beekeeping, notably The Backyard Beekeeper, which was updated to the 3rd edition last year. I Read more…
Whenever we have the chance for a major snowstorm, a colleague of mine sends out a Public Service Announcement (PSA) which details the storm development, factors that could affect the storm track and how much snow he thinks we’ll get. I’ve always enjoyed these because the gives a good synopsis Read more…
I’ve been so busy (as a bee) lately, that it’s taken me a while to post about the recolonization of BnB1. After the old colony died, I cleaned it up, put a new bottom on it and added the folk are panel of St. Florian that I picked up in Read more…
Last summer we had a party at our house and one of Diana’s yoga students was interested in my bees and asked if I would be interested in helping her put some bees on her property. Sarah and her husband have a nice piece of property that backs up to Read more…
Spring is the time of year when the thoughts of bees turn to swarming. Most people think of swarms of bees as something to be feared – images of nasty swarms swooping from the skies, terrorizing women and children. Oops, sorry, that’s my fear of Congress. Swarming is actually reproduction Read more…
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, …… First, the worst…. A sad day for a beekeeper is one where they find that one of their colonies has perished. Last year, I was relieved when my hive (BnB1) made it through the winter alive. This Read more…
For Christmas, my wife got me a weather station that would allow me to monitor the weather in my yard through the internet. It took me a while to figure out the best place to put it (roof, side yard, etc), but I finally figured the best place was in Read more…