Author Archives: AmericanHeritageApiary

Thought i had a great video to share of how to drill a hole in bottom board and how to OA vape but my go-pro decided to not record it (probably forgot to hit the button). I have 45 more to treat this week so I will re-record! We have 3 days of steady rainContinue reading “First OA Vape”

First round of package inspections at one of the apiaries! While I was there applied the first Nosema dribble!

Busy day at the apiary today making sure the girls have plenty to eat! I’ll also be checking for eggs in all the hives that weren’t laying on Wednesday.

Yesterday I spent the afternoon pulling cages and checking on the 50 packages we started. Overall I was pleased with what I found. I unfortunately had one dead queen and most of the bees in that hive had absconded to other hives. I’m always blown away at how much burr comb the bees can buildContinue reading “Pulling Cages”

Been a busy week so far, recovering from the package install madness of saturday! 50 packages is a lot of bees to get put in their new homes. On Sunday I went and picked up at one of the Apiaries and did some rebalancing off the bees that drifted. Once that was done I gotContinue reading “Wednesday Update”

Was a very busy weekend installing new packages at American Heritage Apiary! 50 Packages have been rehomed, now we wait to see which packages took and which ones had some issues. This is one of the biggest reasons I am trying so hard to get the apiary sustainable.

Tomorrow I have a bunch of packages to install for honey production, making mating nucs, and general queen production! Today I need to mix up 30-40 gallons of spring feed and get my vice-grips and knife I use. I will hopefully be getting started on my packages nice and early and will go live onContinue reading “Package Install Final Prep”

With the weather improving and all the queens sold or set it’s time to graft some more queens!

May 1st I have a BUNCH of packages to get up and running for honey, nucs, and making queens. Spent some time Saturday filling feeders and getting a few more nucs ready. Unfortunately the go-pro battery died about 25 minutes in.