Linda's Bees

This hive started from a package that I got from Jarrett Apiaries at the beginning of bee season. I got home in the 90 degree June (??? - ...

Right after lunch today, I inspected the hives at the Morningside Community Garden.  The yellow hive has been washboarding every time I'...

In the terrible tornado weather in the Southeast on April 28, Rabun County, where my bees are located, suffered two tornadoes. One occurred ...

In checking on my hives at home today, I was quite pleased with my bees. I hate it when in the process of lifting a comb, despite my best ...

It's hot and the bees are bearding. My Aristaeus2 hive I think is half its size. About a week ago outside at 8 PM there were thousands...

This post is full of random hodge-podge from my inspection and harvest this weekend. Remember the hive where the comb was being built only o...

Hyron, the hive made from the swarm I caught in the office parking lot, is not particularly pleased with me. As swarms go, Hyron was a smal...

I am short a couple of screened bottom boards. I didn't mean to have seven hives, but two swarms came home with me and I had ordered thr...

It's starting to be warm at night in Hotlanta and the bees are beginning to feel it. It's the job of the house bees to keep the hive...

Since the weather is getting hotter, it's time to consider the hive's ventilation. For air circulation through the hive, it helps to...