Posts under ‘bees’

I picked the names of our hives from the contest I ran a few months back. If you want to go and look at all the entries here’s a link. The winners are Kimberly with “Stingus Khan” for the hive on the left. Marcia named the hive on the right “Hive Two: The Bee-quel”. Thanks [...]

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So the Bees are Bearding! I looked out and saw some crazy bee action. Time for some pictures! Fellow Beekeepers do you have bearding this extensive?

I found this quite interesting. Take a peek: I’ve noticed some neat things watching my bees. Here is a closer look: Honey bees returning seem to float in a cloud around the front of the hive. They drop in one at a time almost like a plane’s flight path. I imagine that there is a [...]

I thought this was neat. You can see that one bee fully loaded with pollen.

I’m so pumped! I am officially a beekeeper.  I went Thursday to pick up two nucs (pronouced nukes) from a local bee keeper. I got both of them in the trunk of Amberly’s car. See that little spot on the right nuc? Here’s a close up. That’s a little bee hitchhiker. There were a few [...]

I want to name my hives! I need some cool names. I figured I would offer some honey in exchange for a name.  Two hives, two names, two possible winners! Put your suggestions in the comment section! I’ll pick the winners on May 13! FRIDAY the 13th. Share and send these out. Please this is [...]

Robbing the Bees by Holley Bishop In my ever growing fascination with bees, I have been pouring over every book my hands can get a hold of at one of my local libraries. The Jefferson County Library Coop is amazing. I’ve used the library system here for years, but I really haven’t used the reserve [...]

This book by Sue Hubbell, A Book of Bees: And How to Keep Them is not the instructional manual that the title would have you believe. While it isn’t an instructional book per se, it is a description of the mindset of the author and what beekeeping allows her to enjoy. The book is structured [...]

The first book I read on beekeeping was Beekeeping For Dummies. I figured that if there was one book that would “dumb every down” and make everything comprehensible, it would be one of the For Dummie books. I went to the Trussville Library and picked it up. It was very concise, and thorough with out [...]