beekeeping
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Troubling Bee-havior
We’re having a rough year with the bees. First off, we lost all four hives over the winter. Then, after ordering replacements, three of the queens did not take and John had to order three new queens. Things were off to a slow start this spring. Last week we went on vacation. Before we left, Continue reading
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Junior Beekeeper
Today was a very exciting day: we picked up four new boxes of Russian bees. It was a long wait from the time we realized all of our bees had died over the winter to the arrival of their replacements. John’s little apprentice was getting antsy to try out his new beekeeper suit. This morning we drove out Continue reading
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Harvesting the honey
Let the honey harvest begin! Sunday afternoon John began harvesting honey. A sudden thunderstorm cut his work short, so he only pulled frames from one hive. The rest will have to wait until next weekend. He was able to pull ten frames of honey from that one hive, yielding about four gallons of honey. We’ll know Continue reading
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It’s almost honey time
It’s a rainy day and the honeybees are hunkered down in their hives, probably fanning each other like crazy to keep the heat down. Next week we will be on the beach in Cape May, where John will be hunkered down under the umbrella to keep the sun off. But when we get back, it will be Continue reading
Slightly Off the Grid 