We visited the bustling metropolis of Moose Creek, ON, this morning to pick up 6 nucs of Russian bees this morning. We’ve heard good things about them and Jurg Zurcher was able to confirm most of them and discounted and important one: yes, they build up quickly; they can be swarmy, but make sure they have space to build and …
So much pollen!
I’m not sure what it is, but the foragers are bringing in tonnes of butter yellow pollen today!
First day of spring pollen in the home yard
What a glorious spring day today. The ladies were out and flying: carrying out the dead, taking cleansing flights and collecting light tan-coloured pollen. Here we go!
Don’t Plant Those “Bee-Friendly” Wildflowers Cheerios Is Giving Away
I can hear you right now: “What? Why not? Cheerios is doing a good thing! What’s wrong with their wildflower seeds?” Well, mostly nothing, but it’s the invasive ones that would be better off staying inside the packet: Forget-me-not is banned as a noxious weed in Massachusetts and Connecticut, for example. The California poppy is nice in California, but listed as …
Honeybees thieves hit Eastern Ontario
Humans have a tendency to presume that everyone like yourself, who likes the same sports team or has the same interests, is good or should be trusted. Beekeepers, doubly so. Unfortunately, some beekeepers proved just how unworthy they are of that trust this week when they cleaned out an apiary of a dear friend of ours: It was a professional heist. The culprits …