Monthly Archives: March 2011

Getting ready for Spring Honeybee Hive Splits

Posted on March 29, 2011 by ed

  Today we picked up the remaining dead outs from our out-yards. They will be cleaned up and re-used along with additional new frames  to make up Spring Splits from our surviving colonies.  We have some new Russian Queens arriving … Continue reading →

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Determining Honeybee Hygienic Behavior

Posted on March 25, 2011 by ed

We have seen some hints of Spring in recent weeks, but there  still are too many freezing nights and the occasional snowy day.  If  next week shows the promise of warm sunshine, we will begin making our deep hive inspections. … Continue reading →

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2nd Late Winter Bee yard Inspections & Fondant Feeding

Posted on March 11, 2011 by ed

Monday morning we started off the day making deliveries of honey to a local restaurant, and brought several packages of  Honey Wedding Favors to FedEx. While on the road, we got a message about a new cache listing in the immediate … Continue reading →

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UN alarmed at huge decline in bee numbers

Posted on March 10, 2011 by ed

“The way humanity manages or mismanages its nature-based assets, including pollinators, will in part define our collective future in the 21st century,” Achim Steiner, executive director of the UNEP Hey check out these 8  International articles. They  just came across … Continue reading →

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