The Beekeeper's Corner

A nasty storm came through our property and brought down/damage over a dozen trees. One of the larger oak trees split open and spilled out a feral honey

Running a bit of experiment to see if the bees will draw out some wax foundation – even when the spring nectar flow has come to a close.

A video that shows that sometimes if you leave honeycomb with resources in the open, it will inducing a robbing frenzy.

POSTED JUL 16, 2023LENGTH 1:52:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #225 – Two and a Quarter SYNOPSIS: Local Hive Report, Mite Biters, Poly Hive Trouble,

A quick video pointing out some distinctions about observing activity at the entrance – and determining if the bees are flying orientation flights, or is it a robbing

Showing a failed swarm that moved into a swarm trap. The colony did not manifest a new queen and it was reviewed in a state where it has

This colony did not have an operational queen on the last two inspections. The video of the hive inspection was to look into the status of the colony

POSTED JUL 02, 2023LENGTH 1:12:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #224 – Fortune Teller SYNOPSIS: Discussing Varroa Mite Dynamics: Baselining Varroa Mite population dynamics,

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POSTED JUN 25, 2023LENGTH 1:33:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #223 – Smokey SYNOPSIS: Treatment Free Update, Smoke Event, Term Rhumb, Queen Excluder Use,