by Dash | Nov 10, 2016 | Back Yard Bee Keeping
You can see the queen in the cage on the upper left. For those of you that are waiting on the edge of your seats for the next episode of the top bar hive. I released the queen a few days ago! I have been instructed by the experts to leave them completely alone for a...
by Dash | Oct 27, 2016 | Back Yard Bee Keeping
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...
by Dash | Oct 19, 2016 | Front Yard Garden, Homesteading Community
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...
by Dash | Oct 8, 2016 | Back Yard Bee Keeping
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...
by Dash | Oct 1, 2016 | Back Yard Bee Keeping
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,...
