Follow my journey as I begin my beekeeping adventures
Friday the 26th was very stormy. We had several tornadoes spotted in the area, but miraculously Lincoln wasn’t hit. Unfortunately, the town just east: Waverly was. The owner of the property where my bees are located informed me that they Continue reading The hives survived the storms
It was a sunny day with temps high enough to make it possible to open the hives for an inspection. The frames are about 70% covered with comb, and roughly 40% of the frames have some brood, about 20% capped! Continue reading Queens are active!
a windy stormy day. Thunderstorms last night and this morning. Hives survived the storms. Went around around 12:30 to check syrup levels. The blu hive syrup was empty, the pink hive still had about half their syrup saw more activity Continue reading Mid Week Check
Yesterday (Saturday, April 6, 2024) we had winds gusting past 30 miles per hour. Later that day, we had thunderstorms roll through. I was very happy to see that the hives were still standing on Sunday! Activity report: The Buckfast Continue reading Two Days After Installation
Went to the bee yard this afternoon to top off the syrup. Given that Sunday, the Buckfast hive had completely consumed all of the syrup, I made two gallons of 1:1, in anticipation of needing to fill both feeders. when Continue reading Quick Check
An interesting day! That’s me – driving out to the farm where I’ll be keeping my bees – there are 20,000 bees in the back of my car right now! The sound is AMAZING!!! I got two packages of bees: Continue reading Installation Day!
My bees are arriving today! Actually, the supplier received them last night, I can pick them up today. Lots to do to get ready. First thing: making syrup! The bees are going to arrive hungry, and they have a lot Continue reading Preparing for bees
Hello and welcome! My journey actually started last fall when I signed up for the Beekeeping course at SCC (Southeast Community College) Continuing Education program. It’s a one year course designed for beginners to have the opportunity to learn how Continue reading Welcome to my Beekeeping Journey!