I managed to clean out my future Top Bar Hive Bee Barn (thanks, Susan, for coming up with the appropriate name!… though “boudoir” ran a close second!) at least partially this morning. The heavy stuff is going to have to wait til I get someone to help me lift… The rims, I was hoping, would…
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Didn’t I?
You guys amaze me! The guesses from yesterday’s post were correct! This place… will soon become my Bee House, my Bee Building, my Bee Boudoir! The inside needs some cleaning… That’s what I was *supposed* to do today, but getting my little mini truck down there in the slick mud and, yes, it *did* SNOW…
Bee Adventurous – My Helper
I thought you might enjoy this quick video of Lucas and my new top bar beehive. I was seated on a log… just watching the bees go in and out of their entrance holes. There were just a few dozen of them, none of which was paying any attention to either of us. Lucas decided…
Bee Adventurous IV
It was a warm day… it actually rained for a bit… rain on snow means mush everywhere and ice when it cools down again. I pursued some indoor projects… My Indian room has needed curtains since I moved in. I’ve repurposed the original lined draperies into a bedskirt and today I made a pillow case…
Good Things
My, oh, my! I’ve a couple of videos for you… but I didn’t come in here soon enough to accomplish that! After fussing and researching, I decided, once the sun was out and it was a balmy 45˚, to go ahead and break into my new hive and see the conditions. I had worried that…
Bee Adventurous Again
My first bee sting. She didn’t get me very good, so it wasn’t much… and, yes, I deserved it. Don’t Put Your Fingers Where You Can’t See, one of the cardinal rules of beekeeping… oops. Let me tell you the story of this Bee Attempt. I saw on craigslist a successful top bar hive was…
Bee Adventurous – Part Three
OK, this is rather long… but I did edit it quite a bit! If you can’t see it here for some reason, go to vimeo dot com, and search for Carol Greet. It’ll pull up all my videos for your Friday night entertainment!
Bee Adventurous – Part Two
My top bar hive is an unusual style. Most bee hives today are the Langstroth hive, boxes on boxes that you’ve probably seen along the roadway. They are perfect for producing a great quantity of honey while pollinating large acreages. I didn’t need that. I wanted a small amount of honey for myself, maybe some…
Bee Adventurous – Part One
Forgive any mistakes, you professionals… this is the first time I’ve handled bees!
What Will Bee…
Well. The Adventure began today… my bees arrived! I’m babysitting Jaxon this weekend, so I had a helper on my run to town, but he slept through most of my visit and pickup at Bryant Honey! These guys sold me my Carniolan bees and some syrup for food. Plus, they helped with my biggest problem……