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Girly Beez: May 2015
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A honey bee ventures into the fascinating world of beekeeping. Friday, May 29, 2015. The weather's going to get cold and rainy in the next few days, so I did a full inspection this evening while it was still warm. It's the best way I can think of to spend a Friday evening. After two weeks of drama, the girls seem to be settling in quite nicely. I'll leave them bee for a while and let them do their thing. Oh, and here's a bonus! This lovely creature snuck up on me while I was packing up. She's big and fat...
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Girly Beez: January 2015
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A honey bee ventures into the fascinating world of beekeeping. Thursday, January 15, 2015. What possessed me to consider becoming a beekeeper? Firstly, I like honey. I like it on my English muffins with a lot of butter, I like a little bit in a glass of warm milk, and I like to bake with it instead of using sugar. It's not only tasty, but it's good for you, too! Eating local honey is supposed to help folks with their allergies, the healing properties of honey have been known since ancient times. With a n...
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Girly Beez: April 2015
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A honey bee ventures into the fascinating world of beekeeping. Monday, April 6, 2015. This evening was a special edition of bee school; the installation of a new package. It was the first time I've seen any bees up close and personal since last summer, and these ladies were just as friendly as can be. Only 32 more days! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Bee Links I like. Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers Club. Michael Bush - Practical Beekeeping. Mite testing kits order page.
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Girly Beez: God Save the Queen!
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A honey bee ventures into the fascinating world of beekeeping. Monday, May 25, 2015. God Save the Queen! Good Queen Maud has been found. I didn't want to do a full inspection, so I just looked at the frames in the middle box, Maud's second box. All I really wanted to see was evidence. I saw tiny little grains of rice standing on end. Eggs! Evidence of a queen! Step two. Check. Holy crap, there she is! She's big and fat and gorgeous, and she's laying eggs. Hallelujah, I have a queenright hive. Michael Bus...
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Girly Beez: Drama Queens!
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A honey bee ventures into the fascinating world of beekeeping. Sunday, May 10, 2015. Sent a text to my hive host in Ann Arbor, letting him know I'm going to come by and set up my cinder blocks in preparation for my bees arrival on Saturday. I still have two days, which is plenty of time to set up the site. Hang up the phone with my host. Look at phone. There's an email from the bee supplier."THE BEES ARE HERE EARLY! COME GET YOUR BEES NOW! Shit They're here and I don't even have the nursery ready. I'm fe...
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Girly Beez: Barefoot Beekeeping
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A honey bee ventures into the fascinating world of beekeeping. Friday, May 29, 2015. The weather's going to get cold and rainy in the next few days, so I did a full inspection this evening while it was still warm. It's the best way I can think of to spend a Friday evening. After two weeks of drama, the girls seem to be settling in quite nicely. I'll leave them bee for a while and let them do their thing. Oh, and here's a bonus! This lovely creature snuck up on me while I was packing up. Bee Links I like.
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Girly Beez: RIP Myrtle
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A honey bee ventures into the fascinating world of beekeeping. Sunday, May 17, 2015. The girls have been in their hives for 9 days, and already there are signs of big trouble. When I checked Myrtle last Monday, there was burr comb (extraneous, or in the wrong spot) attached to the inner cover. This isn't good. I scraped off a big chunk and pushed it into an empty frame. (they're all empty.another un-good thing). My bee teacher said that was the right thing to do. Ok, so how's Maud? Well now dont I feel l...
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Girly Beez: March 2015
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A honey bee ventures into the fascinating world of beekeeping. Monday, March 16, 2015. Bee School, Bee Conferences and 53 Days until Bee Day. The brutal winter has finally broken, and so have the surviving clusters of bees and solitary humans. It's warm enough for the girls to make cleansing flights and for me to paint the hive boxes that have been sitting in my basement since Christmas. I've decided to compromise.I'll start the bottom two brood boxes with the natural wax, and when they've drawn that...
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All Three Hives Occupied | The Prospect of Bees
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The Prospect of Bees. All Three Hives Occupied. Posted by theprospectofbees under Uncategorized. Tags: Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers. Last Tuesday was a good bee day. Dr. Milbrath. Was impressed. We shall not yet declare victory but preliminary results are most encouraging. We finished the day packing a chicken-raspberry-chèvre salad and dining with our beekeeping niece (who was also getting a nuc) al fresco at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Followed by a meeting of the Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers. Thank ...
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