The Primacy of Pollen

The Primacy of Pollen

After inspecting a few colonies on May 7, I noticed a significant proportion of the foraging bees returning to the hives were loaded with pollen, so I snapped a few pictures shown here - just with my iPhone 6.   Honey...

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Projected honey availability for 2016

Projected honey availability for 2016

Just a brief update as we look forward a few months to the honey harvest for the 2016 season. We do plan to harvest a little earlier this year. In 2015, we were spinning honey just after Labor Day....

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Wow, a dozen queenright hives!

Wow, a dozen queenright hives!

A queenright hive is a hive with a queen, preferably one laying eggs. So, in the subject of this post, I may be using the term loosely, but I'm still a happy beekeeper for the moment. On Friday, I...

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