One of the worst things for me about keeping bees is killing them or watching them die. The first bee I killed was just after I started my hive when I wanted to be sure I wasn’t allergic to bee venom. Miles McGaughey told me how to catch a bee Read more…
On Friday it was near 60 so I took the opportunity to add a cake of fondant (“bee candy”) to the hive. The nice thing about a top bar hive is you can open up only the portion of the hive you want to get at without disturbing the winter Read more…
Traditionally, it’s that time of year where we set down our goals for the coming 12 months, so here’s my list: Get healthy. Right now, I’m fighting a bad cold, so the first order of business is to recover from that. But in general, I’ve let my limited exercise regimen Read more…
Happy New Year! New Year’s Day is always special to Diana and I. 22 years ago, we were at Northern Vermont Regional Hospital for the delivery of our first son. Geoff was the first (and only for 3 years running) new year’s baby at NVRH. We got our picture in Read more…
As 2013 closes out, I was thinking about my first year of beekeeping – the good, the bad and the ugly. It’s been an exciting year and, as of this writing, my bees are still alive. How well they are doing remains to be seen. The Good [singlepic id=5 w=250 Read more…