Monthly Archives: March 2016

As promised last week in Painting Boxes here is a video to show how I take boxes apart after they are painted.  I got ONE take of this so here it is!  Normally this would have made a blooper reel, … Continue reading →

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Jason | Leave a comment

Red and Beige pollen

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Jason

Last Friday (3/18/2016) I visited 3 hives. While there I took a walk to see if I could find bees working the Purple dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum). I had observed bees entering hives with RED pollen and thought it was from the Nettle. … Continue reading →

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I was at a stop light on Main Street in Richmond, Indiana on 3/20/2016. As you can see the Magnolias are just beginning to bloom here. If you’re not ready for your beekeeping year to begin you had better get busy. … Continue reading →

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Jason | Leave a comment

This was from a little over a week ago.  Note that the bottom board on 1210 needs replaced. This is a part of my normal Spring Maintenance. It is better to replace it this Spring.  That is when the stack … Continue reading →

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Jason | Leave a comment

Painting Boxes

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Jason

I’ve been through, building boxes and frames so now it’s time for paint. Of all the steps painting is the one I dislike the most. This is mainly because I don’t heat my garage. Therefore I need to wait until … Continue reading →

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This report is within my trapping area.  So Daffodils in bloom as of 3/13/16. Check out for Bloom Progress in your State as well as surrounding States.  This information can be found on BeeSource.com

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Jason | 4 Comments

Nature NEVER gives up.  Here’s my record of 1520.  Last swarm captured in 2015. This is a distant outyard so you can see I don’t make it there much.  🙂 NOTE they were hived 8/16/2015.  I decided to LetMBee and … Continue reading →

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Jason | Leave a comment

Accepting Mediocrity

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Jason

I’ve written previously about the sayings my grandfather used to repeat. Some recent interactions with people on Facebook have me thinking of yet another one. He would say, “if you accept mediocrity, sooner or later mediocrity is all you will get”. With … Continue reading →

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