UP! Elgin community garden's Blog
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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Sep 22, 2011
A Month of Bees
So many things have been happening since the last time posting on the blog. I have decided to do a summary of the mo...
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Sep 8, 2011
Harvest time
Both hives were doing well and the summer was coming to an end so we decided it was time to harvest some honey. From ...
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Aug 29, 2011
Sticky Trees
Keeping a blog updated is a lot of work in the summer when most of my free time is spent outside rather than inside m...
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Aug 5, 2011
Sweet Nectar
Its been a while since my last post as we were away on a family camping trip. The weather was crappy when we left an...
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Jul 15, 2011
Honey, I'm home...
The past week has been beautiful and it is beginning to look like summer has finally arrived. I wanted to see what wa...
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