High Humidity in the Bee Shed
Back into the bee shed today to sweep up some bees, some things are not quite right, and it is my own fault as I had planned to remedy them last year but didn’t get around to it. The Canadian […]
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Winter Honey Bee Attrition
Swept out the bee shed today. Weighed and calculated the honey bee attrition rate to date. Wondering what is normal. What are you seeing?
Read moreOur Small Scale Wintering Shed
A tour of our small scale wintering shed
Read moreMoving Bees Indoors for Winter
The forecast looks like winter, time to move the bees inside. Kayla and I moved the bees into the wintering shed.
Read moreReally Digging this Thanksgiving Weekend
We got a ton of snow, time to dig the hives out.
Read moreTesting Honey Moisture Content
Testing Honey Moisture Content Here is the link to where I purchased the refractometer, it is pricey but very convenient: https://www.itm.com/product/atago-pal-22s-digital-handheld-honey-refractometer?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpuC-s9Hf4wIVjpOzCh1zZwOyEAYYAiABEgKfS_D_BwE
Read moreChecking Honey Super Space After The First Pull
Checking Honey Super Space After The First Pull
Read moreChecking Mini Nucs and final Queen Graft
I have had a bear of a time getting the Styrofoam mating nucs going in early spring with the cool weather, cut and assembled these mini nucs so I can multi level them, they are half length medium frames. The […]
Read moreDealing With a Failed production Double Nuc
In this video I identify a double nuc where one queen has failed, and show/discuss how we deal with the remaining colony. We run our double nucs through the honey season to maximize growth and honey production in our beekeeping […]
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