by MikeV
May 27, 2008 in New Posts by MikeV
Inspections of beehives seem mundane, but there’s always new discovery each time I suit up and crack open the hive. Especially in a Top Bar Hive such as the one I am using. In this article I describe such an inspection, including locating the queen bee. With all the brood that’s being laid, it’s just a matter of time before I see some serious honey production!
http://bees.taroandti.com/2008/05/26/yet-another-inspection/
by MikeV
May 10, 2008 in New Posts by MikeV
Years of reading and asking newbie questions and absorbing have cumulated in this experience – my first humble beehive. It’s a hive that anyone can build. It’s a hive that can be in anyone’s back-yard or apartment balcony – out in the open or surreptitiously hidden as we indulge in our hobby and honeybee conservation. This latest article describes my first visit to my beehive after a week of it getting established in its new home. It was a very fruitful and painless visit for both bee and myself. And it represents the first of a great many such visits as I expand my collection of hives. Read about it here:
by MikeV
May 8, 2008 in New Posts by MikeV
Every story has an end. This cutout is no exception. The previous blog layed out the act of getting the bees out of the wall. This blog closes up the story and opens the way to future articles on managing the hive itself. I cover the trip home with the hive in the back of a pickup truck, and my inability to avoid running out to look at the bees. Will the excitement wear off? Probably not – I still run out to look at the new leaf on one of my banana trees or taro plants.
http://bees.taroandti.com/2008/05/08/first-honeybee-cutout-epilogue/
by MikeV
May 8, 2008 in New Posts by MikeV
The time for getting my bees is finally at hand. In this blog I lay out as close to step-by-step what I did to get the honeybees out of the wall. I have to say, suddenly I have no more desire to get rock-climbing gear or sky diving – this was thrilling! Sure, roll your eyes – you stick your hand into a mass of thousands of bees and see how thrilled you get. Needless to say, the cutout was a complete success with no unexpected problems. Read on to get the whole story.
http://bees.taroandti.com/2008/05/08/first-honeybee-cutout-the-act/
by MikeV
May 7, 2008 in New Posts by MikeV
No one should step into a project involving 20,000 honeybees without some preparation. As much as I like to just dive right in, a sense of self-preservation spurred me to slow down and take things step-by-step and make sure I have what I need to accomplish my first honeybee cutout. This article describes that preparation in detail.
http://bees.taroandti.com/2008/05/07/first-honeybee-cutout-the-preparation/
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