I hived my Italian bees on Saturday, May 12, the day before Mother’s Day. It’s been 11 days, and the bees have drawn out comb in 5 of the 8 frames. I don’t like to crowd my bees, so… more →
Romancing the Beewrote 46 minutes ago: Virgin Atlantic makes its inaugural London-Heathrow – Vancouver flight today. Apparently … more →
wrote 1 hour ago: ‘We are going to talk about varroa, which you will ignore at your peril,’ said John Chap … more →
wrote 4 hours ago: According to media reports, most people have been stung by bees or other insects, fortunately, I on … more →
wrote 7 hours ago: Blooming throughout the wooded areas of Amsterdam, NY this time of year is Hesperis Matronalis a her … more →
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wrote 11 hours ago: My honeybees are officially all moved into their new homes – yay me! (and Josh…he was ki … more →
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wrote 14 hours ago: I forgot to mention, but the Mother’s Day weekend brought me honeybees!! The ladies have been … more →
wrote 14 hours ago: (Latest in my series of bee posts for Scientopia) The same day that I published my piece about bees … more →
wrote 14 hours ago: Two weeks ago we thought we saw mites on a couple bees : ( This was of course very scary and sad fo … more →
wrote 15 hours ago: Since relocating two hives to Deer Hollow Farm we had our first honey harvest from the larger of the … more →
wrote 17 hours ago: I hived my Italian bees on Saturday, May 12, the day before Mother’s Day. It’s been 11 d … more →
wrote 20 hours ago: Even though they originated in Japan, Hostas are a mainstay of the English cottage garden, They are … more →
wrote 21 hours ago: When I was doing some research on native pollinators a few weeks ago, I found this amazing website a … more →
wrote 21 hours ago: This week’s science art piece, The Great Demise of the Pollinators , an etching … more →
wrote 23 hours ago: Look! It’s our new (second hand) hive! Squee! Apparently it needs blow torching but this bee d … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Darling dancers, the deep red roses sway atop green leaves and stems with sharp brown thorn. The win … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Title: Something to Sing About Author: C. C. Payne Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing C. ISBN: 9780802 … more →