Category Archives: beekeeping
I can almost taste the honey!
All the rain in Austin has kept the area green and blooming for the past few months. Rue’s bees are coming back to the hive almost white they are covered with so much pollen. We suspect it is bindweed, but … Continue reading
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Happy Mother’s Day!
I think it was fitting to inspect my hives on Mother’s Day as Rosemary, Rue and Knives 2.0 each have brought thousands of new bees into this world. We had one of those rare cool May days in Austin, and … Continue reading
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Busy as a Bee
I had a full day checking on my hives before heading over to Hope Farmers Market for Lemonade Day. My first stop was Sunshine Community Gardens to check in on Rosemary who is now officially on my bad list. This … Continue reading
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Rue Week 3
You can’t see my face in this picture, but I assure you, I have a very annoyed look. I made the decision to switch Rue over to a top hive feeder last week even though this hive didn’t seem to … Continue reading
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Rosemary Week 3
Rosemary did much better with the top hive feeder after last week’s disaster with the Collins Feeder. When I opened up her hive on Sunday, there was only one little piece of comb. After last week’s setback, I was pleased … Continue reading
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Knives 2.0 Update
On March 31st, I installed a new queen in Knives’s hive. I came back the following week to confirm she had been successfully released and laying well. This week I wanted to do a more thorough inspection to gauge the … Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Hives
It was the best of hives, it was the worst of hives. Today’s inspections of Queens Rosemary and Rue were on completely different ends of the spectrum. As I previously mentioned, I switched over to pail feeders in an attempt … Continue reading
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They got smarter….
Texas Spiny Lizards love hanging out by the hives as they are very quick and can usually run in during an inspection to grab a tasty bee or two in the chaos. This particular lizard has upped his game and … Continue reading
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Hive Installation at Baab-Brock Farms
After a successful installation over at the Sunshine Community Gardens, it was off to Baab-Brock Farms to install the remaining package of bees. This hive is going in the same location formally occupied by Large Marge so the new queen … Continue reading
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Hive Installation at Sunshine Community Gardens
Saturday morning I picked up two packages from BeeWeaver with my first stop being a hive installation at Sunshine Community Gardens. Here is the package sitting on top of their new home. Jean has a plot at the garden and … Continue reading
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