I think winter has arrived today. While there have been snows earlier this fall, they melted quickly. I think this will stay around for a while – maybe until April. Beekeepers do lots of work to prepare their bees for winter – some starting in mid-summer. Some beekeepers start blasting Read more…
Whenever I open the Feedly app on my phone, it says, “Never stop learning!” It keeps me up to date on the latest news from bee blogs that I follow, as well as the day’s political news and cute cat videos. This past weekend I took that phrase to heart Read more…
… it’s time to get ready for a new beekeeping season! For the first time in a while, we’re having a snowy, wintery day in Colorado. This winter has been very dry and fluctuated from highs in the 60’s to highs in the teens. On Thursday, it was close to Read more…
Seems like all my beekeeping blogging buddies are posting for the new year, so I guess I’ll have to follow suit. I’m really feeling that we’ve turned the corner after the winter solstice and am excited for another new year of beekeeping. My first seed catalog arrived and I’m feeling Read more…
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 years. We’ve also gotten some snow with the cold, so Read more…
After last week’s split, this week it was time to install new packages of bees into Sarah’s and Duncan’s (Hello Kitty) hives, as well a new hive (for me) on someone else’s property. We bought 3 pound packages for each of the hives from Miles McGaughey (President of the Boulder Read more…
Ah, springtime in the Rockies. Crab apple trees in full bloom, deep blue skies, daffodils and tulips popping up everywhere, temperatures in the 70’s and a winter storm watch for the weekend with the potential of 10-18″ of snow here (and 2-4 feet in the foothills). I took advantage of Read more…