By Brian Batta I am repopulating my area with bees! This spring, my time has been a bit stretched due to our new baby being born. I’ve lost two swarms from hive number 2. Pictured at right is the virgin queen. I checked them today they seemed pretty good other than they are starting get…
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Of Bugs, Blooms & Vittles: Winter survivors bring writer joy
By Chandra L. Mattingly Whew! Despite a cold last weekend in March, the 2014-2015 winter finally is over. As most beekeepers, I found myself fretting through February, anxious to know if my honeybees had survived. What relief that first warm weekend to find all four of the backyard hives abuzz with activity, and later that…
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What can a beekeeper learn from a dairy farmer?
Ginger Davidson www.GeezBeezHoney.com As most of you know, I’m enamored with learning about drones - male honey bees, not the small flying machines. I truly believe that you can’t have a great queen without some awesome drones. With all the attention given to queens, drones are often taken for granted and forgotten. However, since the…
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Of Bugs, Blooms & Vittles Sprouting off: how to buy seeds
By Chandra L. Mattingly Seeds are magical. Every year I plant seeds of so many different sizes and shapes and sprouting preferences, and every year most of them grow. That's magic! That this tiny or large, hard or brittle, ivory or black or other color capsule can turn into a (usually) green sprout, a living…
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