Coming And Going Of Seasons Another year just about to end, a new one to start and life will go on. Nothing keeps your perspective on life in check like gardening I believe. I can see the full cycle life, from beginning to end in one season. And, nothing keeps your perspective on society in check like beekeeping. As Marcus Aurelius stated in his Mediations “That … Continue reading Happy Holidays
Back to Blogging I’ve been away from blogging for six months but it’s a busy six months. Started with erecting a deer fence around the garden, which ate up most of my spring. It turns out that black, plastic net deer fencing has become an ‘IN’ thing for gardeners who have deer problems this year. It has even made the news. The first round of … Continue reading End Of The Growing Season
Many Activities We got a break one day last week. The temperature has gone up to a little bit above 40ºF for a day, actually for a few hours. Then it dropped back down to below freezing again a day later. But just a few hours was enough to create activity at one of the hives. Honeybees from hive #1, the strongest of all five … Continue reading One Warm Day
Time to Start Seedlings There are still a few feet of snow in the garden and the temperature remains below the freezing point. There’s no sign of spring in sight aside from a few confused American Goldfinches that have started to molt early. We chiseled a path around the house but not much else. House bound, pretty much. Reading books and plant catalogs keep me busy in … Continue reading Between Winter And Spring
Originally posted on Adventuresinbeeland's Blog:
Yesterday I went to the Federation of Middlesex Beekeepers’ Associations annual ‘Bee Keepers’ Day‘. Each year the Middlesex associations (Ealing, Enfield, Harrow, North London, Pinner & Ruislip) take it in turn to host a day of beekeeping talks; this year the day was held in Muswell Hill, North London. Below are my notes from the first speaker. Graham Royle,… Continue reading
Mission Accomplished It’s mid February and mounds of snow are piled up all over the place, the residue of blizzard ‘Nemo’. I have no idea how the bees are doing inside the hive at this point. After each snowstorm I make sure that snow or other debris doesn’t block the hive’s entrances, both upper and lower. Aside from checking the entrances I also look for: … Continue reading Feeding Bees in Winter
Wonders of Nature Waiting for spring to come seems like forever. I should have be used to it by now, roughly three months of cold, wet weather with snow on the ground or freezing rain before I can garden outside again. But, it’s never been that easy. When plant and seed catalogs start to fill up my mailbox that’s when I start getting itchy. Seeing … Continue reading Sign Of Life
My Way of Wintering the Bees This is my first winter as a beekeeper. I’m trying my best to help my bees survive through the winter. There is a lot of conflicting information out there about wintering the hive, especially, when it comes to insulating the hive. One apiarist suggested that it’s not necessary to insulate the hive in winter since it will confuse the … Continue reading Wintering the Bees
Something I Overlooked: This year will be my second year as a beekeeper and hopefully I will do a better job than my freshman year. At this moment I just hope the bees survive this roller coaster winter. I know there are still some bees in the hive since I’ve seen dead bees on fresh snow all the time. I would consider it a small … Continue reading Flowers For Bees
Originally posted on Romancing the Bee:
More You Can Do For The Bees; aside from the one re-blog here, is to educate many more people about bees, that they’re not mean spirited flying venom pushers, but friendly sorts when not harassed who have high work ethics and can save the human race from further destruction. Romancing the Bee View original post Continue reading
Petals and Wings 