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The Flowers Appear on the Earth – Honeybee edition

With bated breath, I opened my hives this weekend. Saturday was a warmer day for us, with temperatures in the mid-60s. I watched the bees come and go from each of the three hives that had survived last summer and fall, and they were carrying loads of pollen into their homes. My girls were busy.SoContinueContinue reading “The Flowers Appear on the Earth – Honeybee edition”

Trap Out!

It was time.I have been putting off the job at the Vicksburg Auditorium for a while. Partly because of the nature of the job. Partly because the removal from the other side of the building (yeah, they had TWO hives) had not gone as I wanted it to (the bees moved inside the building, andContinueContinue reading “Trap Out!”

Eulogy fit for a Queen

The Queen is Dead. Long live the Queen.So I am researching what happens to a bee colony when it dies. There are a lot of websites, and a lot of sections in the books on what can do a hive in.Yes, I am doing my beehive post mortem.I am also dealing with some sadness, becauseContinueContinue reading “Eulogy fit for a Queen”