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Tag Archives: Indiana Beekeeping
Blackberry Mead
It is time to talk about another use for honey. In this case it’s a use for uncured nectar that would be unstable on a shelf. As many already know if honey isn’t cured to proper moisture content it will … Continue reading
Posted in Honey, Posts, What's going on..
Tagged honey, Indiana Beekeeping, Mead, treatment free beekeeping
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From Bees to Beets
Last weekend Holly and I canned some beets. ”What the heck does this have to do with bees?!?” Well first off I LOVE PICKLED BEETS! It has everything to do with bees, because several years ago my wife converted from … Continue reading
Chump Crickets part 2
If you haven’t read Chump Crickets part 1 from last week yet that would be a good place to start. For the rest of ya here IS WHY I AM SO EXCITED about these crickets! This is promising news for … Continue reading
Fall Clean Up
Like always post honey harvest equipment was in needed of attention. The first order of business was to get everything wet with honey / nectar residue dry. I freeze and store my extracted supers every year. This has presented a … Continue reading
Posted in Pests, Posts, What's going on..
Tagged Bee Keeping, Indiana Beekeeping, Treatment-free, wax moth
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Honey and Walnuts
It hit me the other day, I’ve never talked about things I do with honey….. I gave a little bee talk a couple weeks ago to the Bath, Indiana Gardener’s Club. I got to talking about one of the ways … Continue reading
Concerns
The other day (2/18/13) at Hive Site 5 I noticed something that has me more than a little nervous. 1110 showed evidence of an unwanted tenant. I don’t know what happened over the course of the winter but 1110’s mouse … Continue reading
Posted in Experiments, Hive Reports, Posts
Tagged Indiana Beekeeping, mouse guard, treatment free beekeeping
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Happy Friday..
We are almost to the end of February! Are you getting excited yet? Tis the season to begin assessing winter damages. This post was completed on 2/19/14. At this time the weather forecast is not looking too bad. It’s only … Continue reading
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Tagged Indiana Beekeeping, treatment free beekeeping
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Signs of life
This Winter has been a bear in Eastern Indiana. I don’t think we have had a good bee day since mid December. I’ve watched hives all Winter as the lows get to -15F, wondering how many will make it. Recently … Continue reading
Observation
Since getting involved in beekeeping I have become more aware of the world around me. While driving I look for what is in bloom and sometimes make other discoveries. This time of year I have my eyes peeled for Asters, … Continue reading
Note on storing traps
Don’t store traps all winter in a location as pictured in the previous post. The traps were all lined up on the concrete floor with big cracks in it. Termites were in several of the boxes after only being there … Continue reading
