Category Archives: Bees

One of the many benefits of being a beekeeper. :{ Moustache wax!

The bees broke cluster today. When the mercury inched above 45 degrees I noticed a few carniolans poking their heads out of the top entrance. A half hour later there were hundreds of bees circling in the air taking their … Continue reading →

I’m a month out from the 2012 beekeeping season, and for the last four or five weeks I have been buried in books, forums, blogs and conversations about bees. I’m at a fever pitch, to the point where a recent … Continue reading →

A few days after the first snow here in Minneapolis, I was walking by the hive and noted some dark spots on the ground near the entrance. It was what I guessed were the last of the little Italian bees … Continue reading →

It’s honey time. This week the top box was loaded with honey frames. You can tell honey cells by the white wax the bees cap them with, and the uniform appearance, and their weight. A frame full of honey can … Continue reading →

The idea of beekeeping is to efficiently manage a hive of bees to keep them healthy and productive. The bees get a place to live and a way to survive, and the beekeeper gets delicious honey, aromatic wax and the … Continue reading →

Thanks for the pics, Kerstin. <3

The internet seems more reasonable today, as you can see. As you remember, a little more than a month ago I added a new queen, Queen Maude, to the hive. The bees I began with were known as Italian bees, … Continue reading →

The internet woke up this morning to its alarm clock, feeling it was much too early to already be awake. Sleep had come reluctantly, and the internet just needed another hour before it would feel ready to get up. But … Continue reading →

The honey flow is on! It’s on like Donkey Kong. Honey flow, in spite of sounding inherently important, actually is important. It’s the time when the nectar supply of flowers is enough to fully support the needs of a hive … Continue reading →