On Saturday, we picked up bees for BIL and us that we purchased through South Carolina Midlands Beekeepers Association. I am still in awe over the fantastic organization and the cooperation of all of the members present. There were 450 packages of bees to be picked up, with most people picking up 1Continue reading “Hats off to South Carolina Beeekeepers Association”
Category Archives: Bees
A castle fit for a queen…
My husband went to a class about producing queen bees on Saturday, and came back talking about a queen castle. Of course, I had no idea what he was talking about, but now I do. A queen castle is an oversized bee box with entries on every side. There are slots on the insideContinue reading “A castle fit for a queen…”
Bee ready
It’s official — if we are going to expand the bee business, we need to build a workshop at the farm! We have bee boxes everywhere, and we have locations to set them up when the bees arrive at the end of the month. It’s been a lot of work getting everything painted,Continue reading “Bee ready”
One Bee of a Headache!
We’ve had a good weekend working in the yard and painting hives in preparation for the bees we’re getting from the South Carolina Beekeepers Association on March 19th. We have enough hive bodies built and painted to accommodate the newcomers, and I’ll spend evenings this weekend decorating them and using the wood burning tool toContinue reading “One Bee of a Headache!”
Painting Hive Bodies
After weeks of cold weather and a sinus infection that wouldn’t quit, I was so happy to see the sun come out and temperatures to rise above 50 degrees this week! My husband had been putting together hive bodies while I slept the previous weekend away, and they were stacked up in the garage justContinue reading “Painting Hive Bodies”
What I’ve learned while making fondant for bees
Let me preface this post by saying that I know some of these things should be painfully obvious, but I hope that some of my readers are, at times, as distracted as I while trying to do many things at once — like playing SimCity while cooking. Lesson 1: Respect the capabilities of your equipment. Continue reading “What I’ve learned while making fondant for bees”
Bee stings and toothpaste
When we were visiting family in Texas this summer, my husband was stung on the forehead by some red wasps that he was attempting to evict from his aunt’s house soffit. We were both surprised when his aunt exclaimed that she was going to get the toothpaste and disappeared into the house. We were evenContinue reading “Bee stings and toothpaste”
Lazer Creek Apiary 