Tag Archives: beekeeping

Finally got a couple of traps up.

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Jason

I have been away from bee duties for much of the last week building a large run for our chickens to keep them out of this years garden.  Along with finishing that up, two swarm traps were deployed Trap01 and Trap10. … Continue reading →

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2012 Has Officially Begun

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Jason

During the course of the last two weeks I have opened all of my hives.  I went into winter with fourteen, and have come out the other end with eleven.  The colonies that didn’t make it appear to have starved.  All hives … Continue reading →

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Southeastern Indiana Beekeepers Association

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Jason

I attended a meeting of the Southeastern Indiana Beekeepers Association (www.indianahoney.org) last week.  I must admit I was skeptical about going.  I have spent my most of my life avoiding clubs and associations.  It would have been a shame to have … Continue reading →

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Where do bees come from?

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Jason

Most people when questioned about where bees come from would reply that bees come as packages or as nucs.  Have you ever asked what had to happen to get those bees to your apiary?  I know I didn’t.  I feel … 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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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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