New Italian Queens Jay March 26, 2011 I got a great deal on four Italian Queens from Adam atvpqueenbees.com. He had ordered some package bees with Italian queens and was going to… Continue Reading
Installing the package bees Jay March 20, 2011 Shortly after noon I went into the garage and could hear the loud buzzing coming from the packages. Today was much cooler than yesterday but… Continue Reading
Package Bees are Here! Jay March 19, 2011 Just got home from picking up my two 3 pound packages of bees I ordered from Busy Bee Apiaries. I met Rory and his wife where… Continue Reading
Puncture-Resistant Nitrile Gloves Jay March 3, 2011 I decided to take the next step towards going without gloves. Yeah, I know. I should just go without gloves! I’m changing my bulky leather… Continue Reading
Quality Stock Jay February 28, 2011 The best thing a beekeeper can have is good genetics and I’m very happy with the quality of bees I have. Four of my hives… Continue Reading
Feeding the Hive Jay February 16, 2011 Took a couple hours off and came home early to get some pollen and pollen patties in the hives. For some reason I make the… Continue Reading
Busy Beekeeping Preparations Jay February 15, 2011 I received my order (everything but the Top Bar Hive so far) fromHoneybee Habitat. I am very happy with the quality from my visual inspection… Continue Reading
Top Bar Hive Jay February 4, 2011 Ordered my first spring order of new equipment and decided to try a Top Bar Hive. Honeybee Habitat has some of the best prices I have found.… Continue Reading
Capped Honey and Eggs Jay February 3, 2011 This is a frame of bees from Hive number 1. There are many things that can be seen in this picture. At the top of… Continue Reading
Hive Inspection Jay February 2, 2011 [cincopa AIJAafKztZaF] The pictures below can be clicked to view in detail. Click once to get the image page then click it again for… Continue Reading