I have been almost frustrated with the rain lately. I have not been able to check my bees since I pulled honey and extracted. There have been things come along to keep me occupied such as; mowing grass here at the house, getting the inside of the house straighted up for company the week of […]

Here is the next beekeeping workshop in Northwest:
TUPELO BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION (Preregister by July 3)
Beginning Beekeepers Seminar
Cutts Honey House
1533 Clayton Road
Chipley, Fl. 32348
When? July 12, 2008. The cost for this is $15.00 each and $10.00 per child. You must register by July 3, 2008.
Preregistration is required to assure a quality/quantity […]

I finally got off to Orlando. I was tired after extracting the honey. I didn’t get off as early as I had hoped, but I still got down there about 7:00 pm. I found the meeting place so I could go to it fairly easily the next day, June 13.
I was there at 15 minutes […]

After moving the bees the day before, I decided to extract the honey in the morning time as the temp. was kinda low, 99 degrees. I have a problem right off the bat. My air conditioner went out and the box fan had burned the motor up and I had no more options. I had […]

I decided to move my bees on June 11 in the morning, so I called my other young beekeeper to give him a chance to learn about moving bees. We made arrangements to meet at his house in Seminole, AL. about 7:30 in the morning. Along with Ed and his son, we piled into my […]

I was on vacation for two weeks with my wife and siblings. When there was a lull in the festivities, I had plenty of time to think about my bees. I had decided to move bees when I got back. I wanted to move 6 hives to a Palmetto location where I have an apiary […]