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Bee Ban - Who Knew?2 comments

anniesbees1 wrote 1 month ago: I was reading today’s newspaper and found this: 25 Years Ago Today in RI history: State import … more →

Tags: Bees in the news, beekeeping, Honey & Bees, Honeybees, mites

The Great Indoors1 comment

anniesbees1 wrote 5 months ago: Yesterday was our second snow accumulation since the beginning of the month; just a dusting, but it … more →

Tags: beekeeping, Bees, Honey & Bees, Weather

Here Comes the Story of the Hurricane, 2012 Edition4 comments

anniesbees1 wrote 6 months ago: Thanks to Dan battening down the hatches, both hives are intact this morning. I wonder how hard it w … more →

Tags: storm blogging, beekeeping, Bees, Honey & Bees, Hurricane Sandy

Hey, Girls!

anniesbees1 wrote 10 months ago: What the bees are up to this hot July day: Fan away, girls! It was a crazy start to summer but thing … more →

Tags: beekeeping, Bees, Honeybees

Six Swarms in One Day? Bring It!2 comments

anniesbees1 wrote 10 months ago: I came home from work one evening and caught myself thinking, “Wow, when did hornets build tha … more →

Tags: bee swarm, beekeeping, Bees, Honeybees, swarming

Holy #&%@!

anniesbees1 wrote 1 year ago: When we bought our house, we also bought and planted four trees to nicen up the joint and nicen up t … more →

Tags: bee swarm, beekeeping, Bees, Honeybees, swarming

Late January Bee Check-in2 comments

anniesbees1 wrote 1 year ago: Poor bees. This winter has been all over the place. Last week we had 7 inches of snow, which immedia … more →

Tags: Bees, Honeybees, beekeeping

New Year, New Spot

anniesbees1 wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday was the warmest New Year’s Day I can ever remember, and the bees were loving it. Wel … more →

Tags: Bees, Honeybees, beekeeping, Hive inspection

Last Days of Fall1 comment

anniesbees1 wrote 1 year ago: We’re getting to that point in the year when the bees visibly slow down. There’s little … more →

Tags: Bees, Honeybees, beekeeping

Honey, Honey, How You Thrill Me

anniesbees1 wrote 1 year ago: It’s not just an Abba song. Honey is beloved stuff! Even by, uh…Cars and trucks. (I won … more →

Tags: honey, Bees, Honeybees, beekeeping

Here Comes the Story of the Hurricane

anniesbees1 wrote 1 year ago: Last Friday, I came home from work to find this and this . The local meteorologists had been reporti … more →

Tags: storm blogging, Bees, Honeybees, beekeeping

Honey Extraction: Liquid Gold, Part I

anniesbees1 wrote 1 year ago: Thanks to our pal Erika, who uncovered some handy extraction tools her former-beekeeping parents wer … more →

Tags: honey, beekeeping, Bees, Honeybees

Show Me the Honey!3 comments

anniesbees1 wrote 1 year ago: Sweating in a bee suit in hot weather…Lugging around 80-pound deeps…The occasional painf … more →

Tags: honey, Bees, Honeybees, beekeeping

Bee-rometer

anniesbees1 wrote 1 year ago: It’s funny to look back over some recent photos and know exactly what the weather and environm … more →

Tags: Bees, Honeybees, beekeeping

Bees in Paradise1 comment

anniesbees1 wrote 1 year ago: A few weeks ago, thanks to two incredibly generous people who offered us a week at their timeshare, … more →

Tags: Gratuitous photos of bees, Bees

Keep Calm and Hover On3 comments

anniesbees1 wrote 2 years ago: Now that we have two hives, it’ll take twice as long to inspect…But there’s also t … more →

Tags: Queen Bee, Bees, Honeybees, beekeeping, Queen Bee, Hive inspection

Double the Hive, Double the Pleasure (weather permitting)2 comments

anniesbees1 wrote 2 years ago: Call us gluttons for punishment, but Dan and I decided on a second (and final) hive this year, so th … more →

Tags: Bees, Honeybees, beekeeping

First Inspection of 2011!

anniesbees1 wrote 2 years ago: At just shy of 60 degrees and sunny, it was just warm enough to inspect the bees this weekend. They … more →

Tags: Queen Bee, Bees, Honeybees, beekeeping, Queen Bee, Hive inspection

Feed the Bees

anniesbees1 wrote 2 years ago: Ideally, honey bees eat pollen for protein and honey for carbohydrate. They’re terrific at gat … more →

Tags: In the beginning, Bees, Honeybees, beekeeping


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