We had dinner with some friends last night who live in Singapore now, but are back in town for a few weeks. They were asking how the bees were and that they follow my blog from Singapore. I thought wow, that’s so cool that someone on another continent follows what Read more…
Spring is in full swing here in Colorado and summer is just around the corner. Each day brings a new type of flower as a source of pollen and nectar for the bees. The roses started blooming this week, the herbs are starting to flower and the vegetable garden is Read more…
Last Saturday, I spent the morning passing out bee packages for Tim Brod of Highland Honey Bees. We passed out almost 500 packages to buyers of all shapes and sizes. My favorites were the kids who would come with their parents. Some of them were really into it and others Read more…
No, it’s not Christmas (sorry Andy Williams), it’s Springtime! For beekeepers, it’s a time of swarms, splits, new bees and hives. For gardeners, it’s a time for cleanup, plantings, new gardens and watching the rebirth of nature. This year, I’m adding another hive, same style as the other (Hardison Top Read more…
Last weekend was fairly mild, so I decided to take advantage of the nice weather to open up the hive and check on the girls. From the outside, I’ve been watching them bring in pollen and everything was looking hunky-dory. But even with a window on the side of the Read more…
In addition to honey, a beehive can provide other goodies like wax, pollen pellets and propolis. With a top bar hive, you get wax when you harvest the honey. In a Langstroth hive, the honey is spun out of the honeycomb and the comb is reused. It takes a lot Read more…
We’ve had quite a long stretch of cold weather for Colorado. Going into the last stretch of sub-zero weather, I wasn’t sure that the bees would make it. Once again as Diana has to keep reminding me, I worry too much. Finally, the chinook winds have kicked in and we’ve Read more…