varroa mite

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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beginner beekeeping
black bee
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brood pattern
capped brood
colony collapse
community garden bees
dead bees
empty cells
equipment
extraction
extractor
formic acid
grease patties
greece
harvest
hive
hive inspection
Hive products
hive wrap
honey
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lip balm
mite
moisture quilt
moldy frames
nectar
observation hive
organic coconut oil
orientation flights
oxalic
pollen collection
pollen patties

Mar 21, 2012

Today was warm enough this afternoon that the bees were out flying in abundance. I saw a few with pollen of various c...

Feb 6, 2012

Saturday February 4th was a beautiful day to crack open the hives and see what is going on with each of the colonies....

Jan 30, 2012

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...