Alan's Bee Chronicles-Checking Up on the Bees
I decided to check on the bees after I completed the third API VAR treatment two weeks ago and feeding the bees a vinegar sugar syrup. I was curious about the...
Categories
Beekeeping
-
-
Quartz: Scientists discover what’s killing the bees and it’s worse than you thought
Todd Woody at Quartz.com has a great article on the causes of CCD. This is near mandatory reading for beekeepers or anybody concerned with our disappearing pollinators. he mysterious mass die-off... -
GloryBee Donates to OSU Bee Lab
GloryBee Honey and Aunt Patty’s brands donate 1% of annual retail sales revenue to "Save the Bee" programs and “Healthy living” initiatives. Bees not only provide us with delicious honey and... -
Alan's Bee Chronicles - Looking forward to harvest season!
Just a quick update on my hives. Nearly every hive is doing well and we’re seeing some great honey production. I’m really looking forward to harvest season and I will be... -
Alan's Bee Chronicles - Catching a swarm
I recently caught a swarm for my friend Wally. A local neighbor boy Dillon who is a friend of our son's John and Eli joined us in the rescue. Dillon used... -
Alan's Bee Chronicles - Colony Check - All is Well!
My eight year old son joined me to check on our three hives as the weather was sunny and warm enough to check on the queen and the brood. It had... -
Alan's Bee Chronicles - Feed supply for my Hives
I've been waiting for a sunny day to check the feed supply for my three hives. It's important to make sure that your hives have enough to eat if their winter... -
Bee Chronicles by Alan - Working the Bees
The main purpose of working the bees today was to attempt to weaken the packaged bee hive and give it more space while in turn strengthening the swarm hive. First I... -
Alan's Bee Chronicles - API VAR Mite Kill
I was checking my API VAR my second week of application and I noticed at that time I had a significant mite kill (see picture) in one week, the API VAR... -
Alan's Bee Chronicles-Feeding Bees in Preparation for Colder Weather
I decided that as the fall weather was turning colder and I was no longer feeding my bees liquid bee food that I should start giving them different food. I started... -
Alan's Bee Chronicles - Bees & Wax
What is happening: I went into my "Swarm hive" and noticed the entire upper box was filled with honey (no brood) so I checked the bottom box and identified eggs which... -
Alan's Bee Chronicles - Fall Bee Treatment
What is happening: The honey supers are all off of the hives and I am down to two deep supers for brood chambers on all three hives. What I am doing...
The Honey Experts
Consistent flavor and color profiles. Stringent quality assurance and food safety standards. Formulation assistance. GloryBee ensures your product will have the impact you are looking for.