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BEES???
Where are they? These bird of paradise should be covered in them. None here, none on my trumpet vines and there were hardly any on my rosemary earlier in the year. My hives have failed and the guy down the … Continue reading →
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more stuff
Doesn’t seem like 10 days since I updated . . but here we are. Dipped below 40F one morning, but that didn’t stop me from harvesting a zucchini in the greenhouse. Picked another one last night. and the tomatoes are … Continue reading →
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beans and bees
Christmas means a ham, which then means bean and ham soup. This year managed 10 quarts. Did both regular canning as well as experimenting with the Tattler lids. Ultimately, 2 quarts ended up not sealing, and those I dehydrated. The … Continue reading →
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Christmas surprise
after discovering what seemed to be an empty hive, put some honey in the feeder anyway. next warm day went out and the honey was gone and they had eaten through the block they had put up to the feeder … Continue reading →
bees
Just went by the hive, its almost 6pm, sun below the horizon, still plenty of light. Bees on the landing board. Bigger bees with darker bodies. Are the bees throwing out the drones as they reduce population for the winter? … Continue reading →
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bee check in
Have not opened the hive since the end of August as the weather is still hot days, although the nights are cooling. There are still flowers about, but not much. Go out with the dog around sundown and on the … Continue reading →
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bee update
opened the hive this morning after a few months. Its been so hot, did not want to stress them even more. BUT was concerned as with the heat, there wasn’t much flowering, even with all the wet we’ve had. Was … Continue reading →
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todays buzz
This is the supplemental pollen substitute feeder I’ve rigged up. there is a little of the pollen sub in the container, an opening on the side, and a little honey smeared on inside of the top. figure this will … Continue reading →
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summer update
It has just been HOT, HOTTER, and HOTTEST. While we might not have broken any single temp records, we have NEVER had to have our air conditioning on 24/7 for more than 3 days in a row before. It has … Continue reading →
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bee update
forest fire not far away and wanted to see how the bees were doing. still too hot to open the hive, all that new comb is soft enough, even softer in the heat, and with the fire and the lack … Continue reading →
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