UP! Elgin community garden's Blog
Mar 27, 2012
1st spring inspection year 2
This weekend was amazing! The sun was shining and the temperatures were hovering at a balmy 13-15 Celsius (59 F) pe...
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Mar 21, 2012
Mold and Moisture
Today was warm enough this afternoon that the bees were out flying in abundance. I saw a few with pollen of various c...
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Mar 19, 2012
2 new hives for 2012 !
Urban Beekeeping in Vancouver has rules. Not too many but they do limit the amount of Hives you can keep on a residen...
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Feb 6, 2012
Spring is here already?
Saturday February 4th was a beautiful day to crack open the hives and see what is going on with each of the colonies....
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Jan 30, 2012
Are the Bees Going to Make it?
So I'm getting a little concerned with hive #2 or Kashyyyk as it known by some. There has been a lot of dead bees out...
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Jan 24, 2012
Things I did this winter while waiting for the bees - Part 2
At the end of summer I did treat for the varroa mite with Formic Acid and the colony had a low mite drop count, I dec...
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Jan 17, 2012
Things I did this winter while waiting for the bees. Part 1
I have been much more busy this winter with work and other obligations than in winters previous. I am constantly che...
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Nov 13, 2011
Tucking in the Bees
The weather has changed quickly here in the Vancouver area. November 1oth it was around 15 Celsius and sunny, Friday ...
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Nov 4, 2011
Reblog: Let's Back the Truck Up for a Sec
It never surprises me how small minded (read uninformed) some people can be when it comes to keeping bees in an urban...
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Oct 31, 2011
These are the Bees in your Neighbourhood
Earlier this year while picking up my son from the local Boys and Girls club there on the bulletin board was a flyer ...
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Oct 19, 2011
I was into Bees way back when
Back in the 80's I traveled hitchhiked across Europe (and Asia) with my backpack and my trusty thumb for a few years ...
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Oct 5, 2011
Making A Winter Quilt For The Bees
So winter is fast approaching and the bees are already starting to prepare for the winter. Like me, their activity le...
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