Beekeeping

It's getting close to honey harvest time, and time to help our bee colonies get prepared for the long, cold winter.

Finding and marking recently mated queens is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack, but we managed.

I started the year with two beehives that successfully overwintered. After splitting the hives, I now have five with a six on the way.

Walmart continues to be well stocked and while prices are up, there are still good buys to be found for preppers

Monday's beehive inspection revealed some surprises, both good and bad. We've got supers on two hives and are making honey for our spring harvest.

Bee season has peaked and the brood nests will get smaller and smaller. What you do now will determine if your bees make it through winter.

The bees look strong heading into the fall, but our mite check turned up some Varroa mites in one of our larger hives.

A long day spent int he bee yard getting stung and splitting hives, but we're nor done yet as we expand to seven hives.

The honey season is off to a slow start thanks to a cool and wet spring, but things are beginning to look up on the homestead.

I have plenty of bees, but little honey. We are all waiting for something to bloom besides wildflowers and clover so the honey flow can start.