Hello all, NBB here. Sharon’s a bit swamped with deadlines, so she’s asked me to fill in with a blog post about all the exciting things that are happening in the birding world. But since I avoid knowing anything about the birding world with great vigor, I instead present you with Birds Wearing Hats. Hilarious, [ Read More ]
Just an FYI: if you are at CONvergence this weekend, Mr. Neil and I have donated some comb honey and a rusty chipped hive tool (which could be used as a terrifying weapon or shank if one runs in those circles) to the silent auction. Both items have been autographed by Mr. Neil and our [ Read More ]
Friends have sent me this link to a story about bees swarming on Wall Street and apparently trying to get into Cipriani (bees with swanky taste no doubt). I think my favorite part of the story is learning that New York City has Officer Anthony Planakis, their official bee handling officer. Now there is a [ Read More ]
Oh my, how things have changed for me and my perspective of beekeeping! Our first year was a panic, but now it’s a fun chore that I look forward to in spring. I can almost do it without the guide, but I like to consult it before we put in our bees to ensure that [ Read More ]
I digiscoped the strangest photo of my bees yesterday. I’m not sure what setting I had the camera on but they look like odd little space ships.
I know the reports for allergy sufferers has been rough this spring, but our bees our loving it. They are returning to the hives with massive pollen baskets. All four hives are still going strong this spring. I think this early spring allowed us to open them up early enough to get them ventilated and [ Read More ]
Last week we did another check of all the hives last week. All were still doing well, brood was cooking and the hives were building up for the summer. We had some brood placed between boxes so we inadvertently killed some pupae, it looked like drone brood so I wasn’t too bummed–we weren’t killing the [ Read More ]
This blog post is not only an update for those curious about the going’s on, but also to serve as notes for how we prep the hives this fall. What’s nice about a blog is that is kind of a nice notebook. Also, Mr. Neil would like an update on our bees while he is [ Read More ]
We’re getting 60 degrees around here and I took a moment to check on our hives. It’s looking to be a much happier scenario this year than last year when we had only two colonies. We had one that was weak that we thought would die and one that was huge and sounded healthy. By [ Read More ]
I’m loving this spring prick tease we are getting right now. Yeah, I said it, I went there. Let’s face it: it’s March 1 and we’re getting a sort of thaw in the upper 30s and 40s and some much needed snow melt is underway. Large chucks of snow people Non Birding Bill and I [ Read More ]
