Monthly Archives: February 2012

Surprise

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Jason

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 →

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Addition to Spots Post

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Jason

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 →

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Looking for Spots

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Jason

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 →

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Getting Framed

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Jason

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 →

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Winter has Returned:

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Jason

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 →

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Genetic Gambling

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Jason

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 →

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Maple Trees are Blooming……..

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Jason

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 →

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How it all began…

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Jason

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 →

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