Made two hive benches. Enjoyed this project and excited to get them out into the yard. Originally presented in Bee Culture Magazine – Jan 2012 Edition, page 57. Check out the links to the Bee VBlog at the end of the video for plans or click the link below.
POSTED MAR 27, 2016 LENGTH 1:24:15 | SYNOPSIS: Local Hive Report, Hive Defense, Contamination in Fresh Pollen, Insight from DvE, Honey Color and Taste Wheels, Seeley Bee Lining, Making Veil, The Perfect Hive Stand EPISODE GUIDE Agenda 00:00 – 00:00 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News 00:00 – 05:14 | Welcome and…
Preview of a Hive trap and raising/lowering Jib to place hive traps into a tree.
Very short video showing the strength of the Polystyrene hive coming out of winter. Checked on the hive to see if they were working on the pollen patty and sugar provided. It was all but gone. Date of the video was March 11th, 2016.
POSTED Mar 7, 2016 LENGTH 1:08:52 | SYNOPSIS: Local Hive Report, Mite Biting Bees, Cloake Boards, Honeymoon, Cathedral Hive, Dartington Hive, Slovenia Hives, Honey and Health EPISODE GUIDE Agenda 00:00 – 00:20 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News 00:20 – 03:19 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda 03:19 –…
Posted the video of the Dreamy Beeswax Lip Balm that I made courtesy of the information Landi Simones talk on products of the hive. I called my lip balm MochaMint because the unprocessed cocoa butter in combination with the peppermint made for a great chocolaty mint flavor. The recipe and instructions are at the end…
In Episode 90 I mentioned making some past waxes out of bees waxes and various oils. I thought I’d share some photos of some of the items that I polished/treated but unfortunately my before and after photos went south with a bad memory card. I did get a shot of my before and after boots….
POSTED Feb 14, 2016 LENGTH 84:55 | SYNOPSIS: Local Hive Report, Killing Varroa with Heat, Wax Pastes, Meeting Recaps, Swarm Frequency, Overnight Oatmeal, Bait hives, ZomBeeWatch, Bee Cage EPISODE GUIDE Agenda 00:00 – 00:20 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News 00:20 – 02:30 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda 02:30…
This is an aggregate of the data for swarms reported in the last three years. It is evident that NJ swarms start in late April as a rule and taper off in July.
Shows the diversity of where listeners are coming from. Pretty cool.
