Virginia's NewBee Blog: Drone-laying Queen?
Summer is nearly gone and life has taken over. My visits to my hives are far fewer than ideal. While I was at work yesterday, the hive...
Honey Bee Tales #6
"Holy Smokers!" Bob returned May 20th to help install the nucs into our Langstroth hives. It was a warm, sunny afternoon, so the bees...
Virginia's NewBee Blog: Swarm!
It's been a BEEzy couple weeks! A few days after receiving my second package (more on that another time), I got a call from a neighbor...
Honey Bee Tales #5
Operation: BEES! I had become a 'Nervous Nelly' as the end of April became the first weeks of May. I kept busy reading, making minor...
Virginia's NewBee Blog: Ants?!
Yesterday afternoon I took advantage of the nice (or, more accurately - cooperative) weather and made a visit to my hive. I set up my new...
Virginia's NewBee Blog: Hive Inspection!
Today was hive inspection day! I've been anxiously, nervously and excitedly awaiting this day for almost two weeks! S ince I installed on...
Honey Bee Tales #4
'To Bee or Not to Bee' Books, school, videos, meetings, one on one chats and then the icing on my cake ... an opportunity to visit a bee...
Bob's beekeeping adventures...
So I have to apologize for just now getting my blog out there. I've been busy arguing with the weather so I can get 2 million things...
Virginia's NewBee Blog: And then there were BEES!
What a weekend! Yesterday I drove out to Rick's house and picked up my first ever bee package! While I was excited, he could tell I was a...
Kristi's "NewBee" Adventure #2 "The Hives Arrive"
Do you remember the first car ride home with your newborn? Well, that is how I felt taking these two hives home. I picked up two...