Ryan checking out the most intense part of the hive. Bruce ready to assist with smoke in the back ground. After my bee in my bonnet experience( see here) I decided I had better introduce this REALLY HOT hive to someone who actually knows what they are doing. Enter...
That mud pie looks good enough to eat! Feels so good to be outside again after the hotter than hell period kept us in the air conditioning. My kids are riding bikes, playing hopscotch and making mud pies in their outdoor kitchen! This is the perfect time to create...
Let me just say to start; this experience puts a whole new meaning to the saying, “She has a bee in her bonnet.” That’s just a little hint of how things went yesterday evening when I moved the girls into my shiny new top bar hive. Empty Top Bar...
Getting frustrated! When I thought of raising bees, I though many things about how the experience would be. I thought the bees might be a bit scary(yes, sometimes) and I wondered how I would ever find the queen in all those bees.(still wondering) However, I never,...
