These bees like the sugar syrup! With cool spring nights and a new colony, we have been told to feed the bees sugar syrup. We were a bit surprised to see the large jar empty after 2 days and so last evening the empty jar was replaced by a full jar.
A… cool nights
B… new full jar of sugar water installed
The inspection showed that the bee colony is progressing quickly and will soon run out of space. I’ve decided to... read more
Here is an other example of a rain event. It rained through much of the night with a drop only... read more
The weight gain was strong today but I noticed something strange in the data: A… morning and early afternoon weight increase B…... read more
Besides my finger that is still throbbing from a sting received while setting up another hive last night {ouch}, I’m... read more
Okay, one more day without doing the 2nd inspection. No time- because I set up two more hives. In any... read more
This was the first time that we experienced a long drizzly rain (A). Rain shows up as a temporary weight... read more
The 1st inspection revealed a nice burr comb with eggs and larvae. No one was stung. The queen was not... read more
The bees are continuing to eagerly take the sugar syrup! Tomorrow we are going to open the hive for its... read more
We set up our first backyard beehive on April 1, 2016, April Fools Day notwithstanding. Underneath the hive, recording the... read more
