Bees
Wacky weather
In my last post, I mentioned that we had a cool and rainy May. June started out with a bang and we had our first 90+ day on Tuesday. Yesterday took the cake though, with severe thunderstorms, an hour of Read more…
Bees
Spring Has Sprung
The sun is shining, the grass has riz, oh what a wonderful day it is! After one of the wettest and dreariest Mays on record, we are finally experiencing some of the famed Colorado sunshine again. I got 6.4″ of Read more…
Prostate Cancer
PSA – Update #1
In an effort to keep anyone who is interested in my PCa progress, here’s the latest news. If you were looking for bee info, I’ll have another post soon on how they are doing. Last Wednesday, I got the gold Read more…
Bees
Ten Rules for Modern Beekeeping from Kim Flottum
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, Read more…
Prostate Cancer
PSA
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. Read more…
Bees
New life for an old hive
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 Read more…
Bees
Sarah’s Bees
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 Read more…