Tag Archives: beekeeping

Rubber bands

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Jason

It has been two weeks since the “Double-wide Cutout”.   There still has not been a good rain.  The bees have been left alone in the hopes that the queen made it into the bee vacuum. Yesterday (7/22/12) this hive was … Continue reading →

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Chicken Feed :\

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Jason

Recently a friend of mine noticed a drop off in activity of a hive.  I visited it about 2 weeks ago.  There was definitely a problem that needed attention, but there were a ton of people around.  I did not … Continue reading →

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Prepwork the Nightwork before a Cutout

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Jason

An entire week has already passed since I did a cutout on 7/8/12. This was a fairly easy one but it was still a lot of work. In today’s post I am going to discuss preparation for this cut-out. The … Continue reading →

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Hive types

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Jason

It’s Friday! Soooo……..  Let’s have a serious discussion about hive types and lets all try to remain civil. I don’t understand why people get so hung up on this subject. It has all the makings of a battle between religions. … Continue reading →

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It is dry. Part 2

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Jason

The second tool I utilize to look at precipitation and weather is from the National Weather Service.  It is called the Climate Prediction Center.  I look at it less for prediction or even current conditions, but more of a comparison … Continue reading →

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It is HOT and the bees need water

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Jason

Yesterday I mentioned that it was pretty dry around here.  We have also been experiencing record and near-record temperatures almost every day.  This post was written several days ago, and I hope by the time you are reading it that … Continue reading →

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It is DRY – Part 1

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Jason

This summer has been making me think of my grandpa over and over. When I was a kid he had a saying that I can hear in my mind as if he was still with us. When we were in … Continue reading →

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A return to Friday posts

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Jason

Due to a mention from BeverlyBees last week I suspect that some new people may visit this site.  Before I become known as the “cruel guy that doesn’t feed his bees”, I want to make some declarations and explain WHY … Continue reading →

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Right under my nose.

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Jason

Last Friday we got some rain finally.  Not much, but we will take anything we can get at this point.  I was pretty sure it would cause at least a limited amount of swarming activity.  Well, I was right, but … Continue reading →

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Extra entrances

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Jason

I had a comment after one of my posts about the holes drilled in some of the deep boxes.  When I initially got into beekeeping I purchased a lot of used equipment from a local guy.  Most of his deep … Continue reading →

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