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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Surprise
Today the temp here is supposed to have made it to 66F. Birds are returning, the tulips are popping out of the ground, spring is coming! I checked in on Hive Site 5 on the way home from work. I … Continue reading
Posted in Hive Reports, Posts, What's going on..
Tagged feral bees, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, swarm trapping
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Addition to Spots Post
A recent comment from one of my YouTube videos made me realize that I had neglected to list a very important SPOT for swarm traps. It is just one of those things that I took so much for granted that … Continue reading
Posted in Feral Bees, HowTo, Posts, Swarm Trapping
Tagged bait hive, beekeeping, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, swarm trap, swarm trapping, treatment free beekeeping
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Looking for Spots
This is the time of year that we should be thinking of swarm trap locations for the coming season. Even if your traps aren’t made yet. Over the last several days though involved with things totally unrelated to bees, I was given … Continue reading
Getting Framed
Tis’ the season to be working on bee-ware. Given the bad weather I took the opportunity to get some inside work done. I caught up on some back episodes of The-Self-Sufficient Gardener Podcast which was nice. The episode on Potatoes … Continue reading
Posted in HowTo, Posts, What's going on..
Tagged beekeeping, foundationless frames, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns
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Winter has Returned:
This just makes me wonder what those bees are thinking in there just a week and a day after obtaining pollen from the maple trees around here. Weather.com is reporting the following as our current conditions. Now 15°F High … Continue reading
Posted in Posts, What's going on..
Tagged Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, treatment free beekeeping
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Genetic Gambling
I have always thought of genetics as something similar to a high stakes game of poker. It is A bee tree found on a friend’s farm. They report it has been there for years. obvious that you want a good … Continue reading
Posted in Feral Bees, Posts, Swarm Trapping
Tagged bee genetics, bee tree, beekeeping, feral bees, feral hives, genetic resistance, Jason Bruns, treatment free beekeeping
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Maple Trees are Blooming……..
I was at a mentor beekeepers house for a visit on 2/3/2012. We took a look at his hives to see if bees were flying. The high that day was 54F. We have had unseasonably warm weather here in Eastern … Continue reading
Posted in Bloom Dates, Posts
Tagged beekeeping, bloom dates, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, natural beekeeping, treatment free beekeeping
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How it all began…
Shortly after picking up my first two hives in 2010 I was notified of some bees living in a whiskey barrel located in brush pile that was days from being burnt. I had no clue what I was doing, but … Continue reading
Posted in Feral Bees, Posts
Tagged beekeeping, feral bees, feral hives, Indiana beekepeing, Jason Bruns, natural beekeeping, treatment free beekeeping
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