All My Bees Are Dead
Shot on June 12th this video explains that despite our efforts all of my poor little bees died. I like to think that they all went to Honey Heaven.. Although…
So Do We or Don’t We Have a Queen
IS SHE IN THERE? I like this short video for three reasons. First of all there is an element of surprise. We did not know weather or not the frames…
We Added A Frame of New Eggs on April 9th
On April 9th we had to eliminate the old Queen Bee and at the same time we introduced a new frame of eggs. With any luck and with Mother Nature…
What do 16 Bee Boxes Look Like
I have only two beehives on the back of the Floathome which will be the ongoing focus of my new website houseboathoney.com. Jeannie has over a dozen hives and "nucs"…
The Queen Is Dead, Long Live the Queen
No one said that bee keeping was easy and no one ever said that it was kind. With a sickly Queen with only five legs, the hive could not rejuvenate…
Ever Seen A Bunch of Bees Fanning
After the new queen was put into the hive or the nuc (small hive) the worker bees all started to act a bit peculiar. There was more activity and when…
Queen Rescue
It is not a good idea to tape the front entrance in a hive shut with tape. If the sticky side is on the inside then their is an ever…