June 4th – Splitting to Nucs
This past Tuesday we ran into some problems with our first graft, we had an early hatch in the queen cell finisher and lost half of our queen cells. When a virgin queen hatches she goes around the hives and […]
Read moreMay 28th – More Equipment, Split Prep
This past week I rented a trailer to pick up 120 drawn comb supers I had ordered earlier this year. This is a big jump for me as I am now set up to run 150 to 200 colonies, from […]
Read moreMay 20, 2017 – Grafting Queens
Today was grafting day! To stimulate the bees to create queens which are easy to move to new hives, we use a process called grafting. This is the first year that I will be relying completely on our own queen […]
Read moreMay 5, 2017 – Expanding Brood Nests
The extended period of warm weather has allowed the hives to really expand the brood nests. We have added a second brood box to nearly 75% of the hives to allow them more room to expand. I add a second […]
Read more04/29/2017 – Spring Prep and Odd Jobs
The winds began from the north this morning, and through the course of the afternoon shifted to bring up some warm southern air. Over the past week, I have been working on odd jobs and spring prep here on the […]
Read moreApril 22, 2017 – Drawn Comb or Foundation?
I received a question this past week from a new beekeeper asking if he should buy drawn comb to begin his beekeeping adventure, or if he should just drop the bees on foundation? I have heard and read many stories of […]
Read moreApril 16, 2017 – Spring Management
Another interesting week…. We had wonderful weather until today when we had some snow coming down. I can’t complain too much, thinking back to the draining springs we have had for the past few years. Overnight temperatures are remaining at […]
Read moreApril 9, 2017
It has been a busy week here at BHH. The warm weather has the hives working hard at getting fresh brood in place to replace the aged winter bee populations. We have given each hive their second pound of pollen […]
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