Monthly Archives: February 2011

Reaffirmation for the Honeybees!

Posted on February 24, 2011 by ed

In 2009 and 2010 we introduced (2) New World Carnolian Breeder Queens from Sue Cobey at the University of California,Davis. We also continued to get Russian Queens from Charlie Harper from Carencro, Louisiana. In 2009 we had separate Russian and … Continue reading →

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Continued Late Winter Honeybee Inspection

Posted on February 18, 2011 by ed

We visited all our yards and hives the last two days during our 54 degree heat wave. We have had to snowshoe out to some of our yards since our Jeep was blocked by 6 foot piles of snow. Right … Continue reading →

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Fondant Trip to Lancaster, Pa.

Posted on February 17, 2011 by ed

We are now experiencing a  50 degree heat wave – so after 2 months of a hard winter it is time to winter feed our hives before the temperature plunges below zero again. We heard the C.O. Nolt & Son, … Continue reading →

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Snowshoeing to Honeybee Breeding Yard

Posted on February 15, 2011 by ed

We celebrated Valentine’s Day by taking advantage of the sunshine to inspect our breeding yard hives. It was a bright 50 degrees, but the yard was still snow covered. After sinking over our boots in drifts, we opted for the … Continue reading →

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