Aug
28
2019
Well, us humans have been busy with other things besides posting articles on the ways of the bees. This weekend it will already be time to spin out the season's honey and you can easily reserve some by placing...
Sep
19
2018
Read on if you are interested in some details on how our honeybee colonies fared this season.
With beekeeping, there is always a bit of a cycle - ups and downs, good years, and not-so-good years. If I compare this...
Aug
26
2018
August 19 was Honey Day this year - the day we spin out the main chunk of honey. We did some earlier quick posts on FB of harvesting the honey from the hives, which is a different sort of...
Aug
20
2018
Every year we like to try some new things with our bees and honey. One of the things we tried this year is a single 'super' with Hogg Halfcomb cassettes in it. Let me try to break down what...
May
07
2018
The featured image here of the partially consumed mouse was from back on April 22. We were going through the colonies that survived the winter and removing boxes that they did not need anymore (because they ate through them...
Apr
19
2018
2018 will go down in the books as one of the longer winters I think. We never had an extraordinary amount of snow accumulation, but winter has been hard pressed to let us go. The picture above was taken...
Feb
04
2018
A major project that Carl's dad has undertaken over the winter months is the construction of a large multi-purpose room as an addition to their house in NE Iowa. This space will be used as a heated workshop for...
Dec
30
2017
We have a lot to be thankful for as we look back on 2018. It amazes me how quickly it has drawn to a close. Below you will find some miscellaneous updates on the bees and our honey business.
How...
Nov
30
2017
As we turn the corner from November into December, all 15 colonies between OBA and my folk's hives are alive. That's good news! At this point last year, at least a couple colonies had already "crashed" from weakness/illness caused...
Oct
04
2017
Do we have any honey left? How are the bees doing?...
I don't get around to writing a post very often - it's especially difficult during the growing/honey season - but I have thought a bit about a change in...
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