Linda's Bees

Last weekend was the "spring" meeting of the Georgia Beekeepers Association.  In 2013, they barely had 120 people.  This year we h...

Suddenly I find that I am managing 22 hives - I'm not quite sure how that happened and I am sure that the numbers will decrease soon.  I...

At Young Harris Beekeeping Institute, I went to a demonstration by Cindy Bee on rendering wax. I wanted to see what she does because I now ...

Tonight at the Metro Atlanta Beekeepers ' meeting, Cindy Bee, Master Beekeeper who has been working with bees since she was a child...

My friend and mentor, Cindy Bee, was the subject of a wonderful article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution yesterday. Here's the story ...

Beekeeping is the best adventure I have ever had - every day there is a new wrinkle, something new and exciting to figure out or to learn. ...

Today I got a call from a man whose friend is in the tree cutting business. Ed, the tree cutter, had cut a tree that had a beehive in it. ...

As you'll remember from earlier posts, my hive at Blue Heron was started with a nuc that had no queen . There was little or no brood in...

Persephone looks like a hive that is flagging. I have felt quite discouraged about it. I opened it on Friday which was a very warm day (ov...

In the winter cluster, the bees do not relieve themselves. On a warm day, they finally can fly and they are desperate to get rid of their b...

This little survivor hive left its original home. Bees now are preparing for winter. Why would a hive leave everything behind and try to f...

Today as I left for work, I noticed a swirling swarm of bees in my neighbor's yard across the street. I was running late and couldn...

Cindy Bee (Ga Beekeeper of the Year 2006) keeps a swarm catcher list. I never got a call last year but today I did! I was driving to work,...

Everyone I spoke to about this small swarm told me that I would need to help the hive gradually adjust to the position I wanted the hive to ...

Tonight the Metro Atlanta Beekeepers' meeting centered on IPM ( Integrated Pest Management) . Jennifer Berry from the University of Geor...

I donned my beesuit and lit the smoker! I used dryer lint to get it started and pine needles to keep it going - Hooray! I checked on both hi...