Closing out the summer

Posted by on Sep 6, 2010 in Beeyard | 0 comments Where did the summer go? I swear we were just doing Springtime splits only a week or two ago. As I’ve said before, this has been an incredible season for the bees. The warm weather started early in the year and has pretty much held until last week. Summer’s been hot, but there’s been enough rain and at the right times to keep everything growing. Gardeners around here are...
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Busy, busy season

Posted by on Sep 4, 2010 in Beeyard | 0 comments What a difference a year makes. 2009, with all the rain and cool temperatures, made for a terrible beekeeping year. The foragers had a terrible time collecting the nectar that they needed, there were reports of odd queen issues all over (we had one hive re-queen three times) and the damp air made it difficult for the workers to dry down the nectar to the point where they could cap the...
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