Bee season has started in Michigan, but I’m ever-so-attentively managing a single bee—a ba-bee, in Oregon. Our first grandchild’s parents returned to work in April, and Grandpy and I are totally enthralled with little Thomas. I don’t know how we’ll ever leave...
Here are some things to consider for your apiary this time of year, if you live in a climate similar to SW Michigan … Watch out for the Small Hive Beetles: Argh. We’ve got way more than we’d like to find in a half dozen of our hives. In one hive, that’s...
Here’s some things to think about for your apiary about this time of year–for colonies in climates similar to ours … in my opinion of course. Beekeeping practices vary. 1) Wish a Happy Father’s Day to any friendly drones you see. Hopefully those will be the...
I’m lying. To me, bees are anything but taxing. But, having written a couple big checks this tax season, I’m trying to find some humor in the situation with a play on words. Speaking of playing, we played with bees this weekend, when we helped some new beekeepers...
