I guess I need to start by telling you that the pollen substitute did not cause the regicide — I was an accessory to that crime, but I have no idea of how hubby actually disposed of the evil queen once I helped catch her! We have another hive that has just become more andContinue reading “Pollen Substitute and Regicide”
Category Archives: Bees
Rain is a Good Thing
Luke Bryan sings that “rain makes corn…” but we are happy that rain also makes honey. This time last year we were in a severe drought in both Georgia and South Carolina and our bees had few resources of their own to get them through the dearth. Right now, there are no signs of aContinue reading “Rain is a Good Thing”
Helicopters and Bees
For the past three days, helicopters have flown low over the area, usually in the mornings. The timber company across the creek is either thinning trees or clear-cutting, so maybe they’re checking the progress. During the fly-overs today, hubby was checking hives across the road at the neighbor’s sunflower field and I was checking someContinue reading “Helicopters and Bees”
Bee in the pants….
There’s nothing quite as unnerving while working on a hive on a hot day as wondering whether what you feel is a drop of sweat running down your leg or a bee wandering around like a lost and irritated soul inside your pants — unless it’s hearing a loud buzzing around your head and realizingContinue reading “Bee in the pants….”
Using Voice Recorder for Hive Inspections
It’s hot. It’s humid. I’d just spent 45 minutes pushing the lawnmower up and down slopes that should be bush-hogged, not mowed. (We set the mower up high so I can get over branches and stumps.) When I realized I’d left my clipboard in the shipping container, I decided to just record what I wasContinue reading “Using Voice Recorder for Hive Inspections”
Bee Successful
That’s a message I try to communicate to my students all year, but this morning I am congratulating hubby and I on our success with bees this year. The bees we rescued last week are doing quite well, as are a few of their buddies. When we took the comb out of the floorContinue reading “Bee Successful”
Bee Rescue Part 2
Last week, when we opened the first (smaller) panel, this was what we saw — lots of what we would normally consider beautiful honey were it not sitting on top of the sheet rock ceiling of a dining room. Now that it’s in jars, we think it’s beautiful again, but extracting honey from natural combContinue reading “Bee Rescue Part 2”
Lazer Creek Apiary 