POSTED JUL 31, 2022LENGTH 1:30:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #214 – Leap of Faith SYNOPSIS: Beeswax Wreck, Mentor Visits, Plastic Foundation, Almond supply chain issues, Honey filtering tip – dealing with clogged filters, transition to TF beekeeping, the Gainsville Florida Bee Lab, Local Hive Report EPISODE GUIDE Agenda 00:00 –…
Drones, drones, drones. Such and odd thing to see.
This colony got off to a slow start but it is turning the corner. Found the queen and they are building comb. Going to have to feed and add another box soon.
This hive was a bit quiet and I needed to check in on it. I found the newly mated queen, and unfortunately, a poor brood pattern. In the future I will have to figure out what to do with it, but for this inspection I was simply looking to see what was going on.
I took some time to move some frames around in hopes that it will entice the bees to build out comb in an empty box. I pulled some frames from the Warre and in the video you get to see what the inside looks like, and the special design of the frames from this company’s…
POSTED JUN 12, 2022LENGTH 1:30:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #213 – Joe Sr. SYNOPSIS: In this episode I talk about treating my boots with beeswax paste to make them waterproof. Relaunching the production of videos to our BKCorner YouTube Channel. I report on the texture and outcome of the creamed…
I had this on the to-do list and it feels as good a time as any. I have fired up the video camera once again and will be posting some videos of hive work and odds and ends. Subscribe to the youtube channel if you want to follow along. A quick programming note is that…
POSTED MAY 30, 2022LENGTH 1:30:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #212 – Under the Weather SYNOPSIS: Cottage Law Take 2, Average day for bee activities, Haint Blue, Cleaning Smokers, Feisty Russian Bees, 1:1 with Bob Kloss, Local Hive Report EPISODE GUIDE Agenda 00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey…
