6 posts ago, I said that I would “write about my bee yards”, in the next post. Well as you can see I had other posts on the net before I put what I said. Sorry. “Better late that never”.
I went to the last 5 apiaries today just to see what has to be […]

I was reading my Bee Culture, reading Yahoo forum, and daydreaming when I had a flashing thought. I tried to find the basis for this thought, but came up with a blank. I realized that the Spring major Wildflower nectar flow here in NW Florida is nearly over with if one wants to go to […]

I am helping two beginning beekeepers for two reasons. First for credit for Beekeepers’ College, and because I enjoy helping new beekeepers see the beauty of God’s handy work. One of the questions was, “What do I need to start Beekeeping?” The answer is simple: You need certain equipment, like wooden ware, bee vale with […]

The last two days of vacation, my visitors from West Virginia, asked if they could clean my back yard. They had done all they had planned and were without something to do. I was happy to say “YUP! And I will supervise.” Now you have to understand, I have over 300 supers, deeps, mediums, […]

I finally got to go to 3 apiary locations. I had two dead outs. One was due to starvation and the other was from beetles. I didn’t get to my yards very much during the last 4 months. Reasons: Workshop, rain, cold temp, hot temp, visitors, bee college, more visitors, and just plain lazy. Some […]

I thought that by now I would have been in the bee yards checking to see what I needed to do for or to the bees. Alas! I have been entertaining visitors, all family, for the last two months, going to the bee college, more family visiting, getting ready for some friends from W. Virginia, […]