Tired of political signs? We are too and likely will only get worse. So we worked with Jake Sepulveda to help create a yard sign that is truly for yards! We wanted to have this available before the first...
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...
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....
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...
Our 2016 season colonies are off and running! They are not all queen-right yet, but it's something we'll be monitoring when possible as we go along. Here is Aidan helping me prep and level the hive stands near our...
It's been a long time since posting. When I'm at home, the kids manage to do a pretty good job of keeping me away from the computer. But it's time to take stock of where things are at with...
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and in whose wondrous coming (advent), we celebrate this joyous season!
We have not done a Christmas letter for a number of years and it is by no means...
We have been taking steps on preparing the 5 hives in our NE Iowa bee yard for winter. The decisions on what exactly to do are not straightforward - I learn new things that some people do each year....
It has been a busy fall and have not sat down long enough at the computer to do much in the way of posting. But I found a few photos I'd like to share as we head into Thanksgiving....
Two years ago a salamander wandered into our garage. Little did he know, he would stay in our kitchen for these past two years. The kids were quite fascinated by this worm-gulping creature. Evan thought he had big "claws"...
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