Animals
This past weekend, Andy and Lindsey came home from Charlotte for a visit. Neither of them had ever had an opportunity to wear bee suits and see the inside of a hive. So we decided to suit up and pull off the supers that were going to be used for our honey harvest.
We pulled off two supers and closed them up with a one way exit on the top...trying to rid the supers of as many bees as possible. Then we let them sit until the next day.
We actually extracted the honey on Monday with the help of our good friends, Tim and Ann. We were able to spin off ten pounds of honey...not enough to sell, but enough to get us through the next few months.
- Just An Ordinary Day
It seems as though we have skipped over Autumn and gone right to Winter!Temperatures never left the 40's yesterday,and nighttime lows are in the 30's.Brrrrrrrr..... We had a peaceful weekend at home with our animals.Chores, cooking and knitting...
- Sweet, Sweet Honey
I hate to make predictions.Invariably, they come back to bite me.(or sting me)But I think I will go out on a limb and say.... I think we are going to have a splendidhoney harvest this year! I opened the hives yesterday to see how they look. They are teeming...
- Baby, Its Hot Outside!
I have come to notice that the bees act as a thermometer. A few weeks ago, I published a picture of how they hang outside their hive on a hot day, cooling themselves. What I have come to notice is that the hotter it is outside, the more bees are on the...
- Hive Inspection
Yesterday was a beautiful, warm, sunny day....a perfect day to work the bees. In the late afternoon, I suited up, put fuel in the smoker and set off to inspect my 5 older hives. Opening the lids and removing the top boards I was happy to see my colonies...
- Honey Harvest Time Is Here
Honey harvest time has finally arrived at Bee Haven Acres. This year's unusual weather patterns have caused a bit of a honey shortage, but a couple of our hives are ready to have their extra honey extracted. Check back after the weekend for pictures...
Animals
Honey Harvest
This past weekend, Andy and Lindsey came home from Charlotte for a visit. Neither of them had ever had an opportunity to wear bee suits and see the inside of a hive. So we decided to suit up and pull off the supers that were going to be used for our honey harvest.
We pulled off two supers and closed them up with a one way exit on the top...trying to rid the supers of as many bees as possible. Then we let them sit until the next day. We actually extracted the honey on Monday with the help of our good friends, Tim and Ann. We were able to spin off ten pounds of honey...not enough to sell, but enough to get us through the next few months.This year was a "growing" year. The beehives were new and these bees had much work to accomplish....building honeycomb, raising brood and storing the winter's honey. So, all in all I count this as a successful year.
- Just An Ordinary Day
It seems as though we have skipped over Autumn and gone right to Winter!Temperatures never left the 40's yesterday,and nighttime lows are in the 30's.Brrrrrrrr..... We had a peaceful weekend at home with our animals.Chores, cooking and knitting...
- Sweet, Sweet Honey
I hate to make predictions.Invariably, they come back to bite me.(or sting me)But I think I will go out on a limb and say.... I think we are going to have a splendidhoney harvest this year! I opened the hives yesterday to see how they look. They are teeming...
- Baby, Its Hot Outside!
I have come to notice that the bees act as a thermometer. A few weeks ago, I published a picture of how they hang outside their hive on a hot day, cooling themselves. What I have come to notice is that the hotter it is outside, the more bees are on the...
- Hive Inspection
Yesterday was a beautiful, warm, sunny day....a perfect day to work the bees. In the late afternoon, I suited up, put fuel in the smoker and set off to inspect my 5 older hives. Opening the lids and removing the top boards I was happy to see my colonies...
- Honey Harvest Time Is Here
Honey harvest time has finally arrived at Bee Haven Acres. This year's unusual weather patterns have caused a bit of a honey shortage, but a couple of our hives are ready to have their extra honey extracted. Check back after the weekend for pictures...