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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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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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