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Records Revisited Post 3 of ??

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Jason

This is part 3 in a series of posts about GNotes, an application I have recently began using to assist with the keeping of records of the bee operation. Taking notes: If you have been texting on your phone for … Continue reading →

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Records Revisited Post 2 of ??

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Jason

More on GNotes, a free application that I am currently using to keep my bee records. In order to use GNotes you will need to install it to your phone.  I will assume that you can figure that out, but … Continue reading →

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Records Revisited Post 1 of ??

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Jason

Back in June I posted about the importance of Records in beekeeping.  I have to say, this is the most challenging aspect of beekeeping for me.  Keeping up with the records always seems to get put off, then not done at … Continue reading →

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Asters – another great weed.

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Jason

Another one if my fall friends are commonly known as Asters.  According to the scientific establishment that’s not how they are classified any more.  The true Aster genus is pretty much confined to Eurasia, with the species from North America … Continue reading →

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Everywhere I look…..

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Jason

I have mentioned before that I see bees everywhere I look and in everything I do.  I don’t know what it is, but even when I am trying to think of other subjects Apis mellifera will creep back into my … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready for Winter – Mouse Guards

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Jason

Here in Eastern Indiana it appears we are getting ready for fall weather.  The evening temperatures keep getting cooler and cooler.  There has even been some spotty frost.   Winter is coming. We are still having days when the highs … Continue reading →

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Something we must learn from bees

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Jason

Over the last couple of weeks I have been wrestling with an idea that I am still having trouble conveying.  I listen to a bee podcast, and the guy is always going back and forth on whether to feed and/or … Continue reading →

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Golden Rod – another beloved weed

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Jason

This year has been a super year for Golden Rod in Central Eastern Indiana.  The bloom began just prior to the beginning of September about the same time we began getting some much needed rains.  I took pictures on 8/30 … Continue reading →

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Drones be damned.

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Jason

The first year of beekeeping made for a lot of memories.  The first time one of the hives began kicking out drones, I was at work.  I got a frantic phone call from home.  My wife had observed many white … Continue reading →

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Honey Pricing

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Jason

After ordering labels next came the second most difficult task of pricing the honey.  If you didn’t know previously I live in Eastern Central Indiana, about an hour east of Indianapolis and an hour north of Cincinnati.  The closest large-ish … Continue reading →

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