Tag: Beehive

Our apiary grows and we may gain a second bee yard to allow for further expansion. I'm running low on equipment, too.

You can buy bees, or you can help your hives reproduce, expanding your bee yard or apiary at no cost. it just takes time and patience.

The early spring has meant a surge an egg sales and very active beehives. Now we just have to hope there isn't a sudden hard freeze.

After a big honey harvest in late August, the bees surprised us and kept producing for another month. We got anther 50 pounds.

This is the peak of production on the homestead. In a survival situation, this is when we would be packing on pounds to get us through the winter.

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.

The bees are keeping my buzzing as I real with queenless hives, new splits, a lack of nectar and strange weather patterns.

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.

Spring is usually a time of rebirth and young animals, but winter wasn't done with us. The recent cold snap caused death and destruction.

The world may be heading towards war, but we still need to inspect the bees, feed the chickens, plan the garden and get ready for spring.