Home remodel
Bee Bathrooms
(I originally wrote this post last spring, but am just getting around to posting now) The house we live in was built in 1967 and very little has been done to update it since then by us or the previous Read more…
Bees
Baby It’s Cold Outside!
After an exceptionally warm and dry fall, the meteorological winter finally arrived at the start of December to bring in some colder (and wetter) weather. Last night, the temperature hit -8.5 °F (-22.5 °C) – the coldest weather in 2 Read more…
Bee Products
Mites and Robbers
Sarah’s hive was one of the most productive of my hives this year. Even though the bees did a lot of cross combing, they made some of the most beautiful and tasty white honey combs. The colony had been booming Read more…
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Endless Summer
We’ve been experiencing a dry, warm Autumn in Colorado. Although we had our first hard freeze the other day, temperatures have been in the mid 80’s the past couple of days. The bees are still out collecting pollen from the Read more…
Bees
Agastache Autumn
As summer winds down and we are now in the meteorological autumn, the bees are getting ready for the coming winter. Pollen and nectar sources are winding down, but in my yard, a couple of different agastache plants are still Read more…
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The Queen is Not Dead!
In my last post, I mentioned that Laura’s hive was queenless and there were no signs that any of the queens that had hatched made it back from their mating flights. I spent the week trying to buy a new Read more…
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August Musings
It’s been a hot, dry summer for the bees, but that hasn’t stopped them from making a good crop of honey. Normally, first year packages spend their time building comb and enough honey to get them through the winter and Read more…