Category Archives: beekeeping
Stress Testing the New Suit
One easy way to test that your suit is indeed bee proof is to simply knock over your hive. I find this gets the bees rather worked up and in fighting spirits. In my attempt today to confirm or deny … Continue reading
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The best-laid plans of bees and men…
I believe Knives’ hive may now be Knives-less. I inspected the hive this past weekend and didn’t see any sign of the queen and, more importantly, no signs of eggs either. I didn’t see any the previous weekend, but my … Continue reading
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Sunshine Community Garden Site Prep
In a few short weeks, I’ll be starting a hive at the Sunshine Community Garden in central Austin. The hive is going to be behind the garden’s offices and away from the main planting areas. The first step was to … Continue reading
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I think my suit is actually -5 against bees
After 4 solid days of wet cold weather in Austin, the sky opened up Sunday afternoon to clear blue skies and sun. I took the opportunity to check in on Knives’ hive as there is the potential for more wet … Continue reading
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Where’s Geraldo When You Need Him?
I may be seriously dating myself with this reference, but after Konrad picked up Large Marge’s hive from Baab-Brock farms, he had one more “hive” pickup for the evening. A vacant home in North Austin had a suspected hive in … Continue reading
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Bees love electricity!
Ok, so maybe they don’t love electricity, but swarms of bees do love a lot of the man made structures around homes that we use to house our electric and water meters. My Aunt Sherry out in California had some … Continue reading
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Thanks for the memories…
Large Marge has now officially joined the Round Rock Honey empire. Last night, Konrad and Lance came out to Baab-Brock farms after sunset to get the hive all trussed up and ready for transport to a remote location where they … Continue reading
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Lessons Learned
While we are still putting together a game plan on moving Marge’s hive, I thought it would be a good idea to run a post mortem on my experience with this hive. Not only will it help me formalize my … Continue reading
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When Good Girls Go Bad
When I wrote last week, I had a very harrowing experience with Large Marge’s hive and got stung several times on the neck. Her hive was very aggressive, and I went back the next morning when the temperature was just … Continue reading
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Swarm Season in Central Texas
With the mild winter Austin had this year, swarm season is already upon us. I decided to create a page on my blog to consolidate information on who to call to report a swarm as well as some general information … Continue reading
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