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I’ve mentioned in previous posts that we have added new frames into our hive this year and the bees haven’t used them. I know that it takes a lot of effort to build out a frame into honeycomb so it … Continue reading
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No Inspection Today
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We have gotten into a weekly inspection cadence with our bee hive. We’ve been advised to inspect our bee hive every 7 to 10 days. Today should have been that day. Inspections to hives are done to make sure that … Continue reading
Eggs and Larvae – Hallelujah!
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After finding our new queen bee in the last inspection, but no eggs and larvae, we decided to be patient and give her more time. We inspected the hive today and found what the hive desperately needed: eggs and larvae. … Continue reading
A New Queen – July 24
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Our last inspection exposed that we had a hive without a queen. We left two queen cells hoping that at least one would make it into a queen for the hive. We checked our hive again, looking for a queen, looking … Continue reading
Bee Club Picnic – July 18
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Dave and I just got back from our local Bee Club Annual Picnic and am so excited about everything that I’ve learned, that I want to get it all down before I forget. I had many great conversations with other beekeepers … Continue reading
Where’s the Queen? – July 11
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We were excited to open up the hive again to see how the bees were taking to our new frames and also to look for eggs with renewed vigor. What we found surprised us. Looking for eggs: We aggressively and … Continue reading
Changes Needed, Changes Made – July 3
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As I discussed in my last blog, we needed to replace some of the frames that weren’t being used by the bees. These frames were older, looked unhealthy and different. This may or may not be a problem as we don’t … Continue reading
First Detailed Inspection – June 14th
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Our last inspection was hurried as we were moving the bee frames into their new boxes and I didn’t have proper protection. I now have the proper equipment: bee suit, hat, and veil, in the style I wanted as purchased … Continue reading
First Bee Club Meeting – June 9th
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Snohomish is the home to the Northwest District Beekeepers Association and with such a convenient local resource on hand, we signed right up. Their monthly meetings are scheduled for the 2nd Tuesday of the month, so our first attendance was … Continue reading
A New Home, Again – June 6th
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Heeding Jim’s advice, Dave and I headed off to the local apiary store, The Beez Neez, in Snohomish. We are very fortunate to find that Snohomish is home to many valuable resources for bee keeper enthusiasts. We talked with the owner, also … Continue reading
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