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Syrup Bandit

I’m sure it was probably raccoons…they robbed me of 20 gallons of syrup 😦 Lesson learned….

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryMay 7, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Syrup Bandit

96 ii Queen 04/21/2022 Inspection

Went through my three hives at home, unfortunately my go pro didn’t catch 2 of the inspections. Breeder had 8/9 frames of brood, Harbo supercedure had 5/6 and my ii had 3/4.

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryMay 6, 2022April 26, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on 96 ii Queen 04/21/2022 Inspection

Hectic Start…

Here we are today on the highlighted day…two days before rain and 5 days before a HUGE jump in temperatures. 5/4 baseball game and track practice, 5/5 soccer game out of town w/ a track meet and 5/6-5/8 out of town baseball tournament w/ a side of mother’s day. I started the majority of theContinue reading “Hectic Start…”

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryMay 4, 2022May 4, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Hectic Start…

04/23/2022 Hive Inspections 3

Here’s an updated on the other hive that came out of winter with no queen: Few more package inspections:

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryMay 2, 2022April 26, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on 04/23/2022 Hive Inspections 3

Carniolan Breeder Mite Wash 04/16/2022

Performed a mite wash on our 2021 overwintered, untreated breeder queen to see how things were going before we start making queens. I hand counted the washed bee just to make sure I had an official score. 1 Mite in 563 bees or .18%! Off to the races!!!!

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryMay 1, 2022April 21, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Carniolan Breeder Mite Wash 04/16/2022

04/23/2022 Hive Inspections 2

Lots of inspection videos coming this week, mostly quick looks at nucs and rearranging over wintered hives to get them compressed back down into deeps out of mediums.

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryApril 30, 2022April 25, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on 04/23/2022 Hive Inspections 2

04/23/2022 Hive Inspections 1

High winds but 80 degree temperatures had the girls out hauling in pollen and nectar. Lots of good things going on. Girls were all fed up w/ some nosema treatment via their sugar syrup.

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryApril 29, 2022April 26, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on 04/23/2022 Hive Inspections 1

Bee Package Install Video 2

This video from April 16th should start w/ a hot package I installed…few laughs maybe some colorful language.

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryApril 27, 2022April 21, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Bee Package Install Video 2

Package Install Video 1

April 16th was package day…cold, damp and really windy. Here’s video 1:

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryApril 25, 2022April 21, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Package Install Video 1

Rough Bee Year Timeline

One change I’m pushing this year is creating a rough timeline of what my year will look like through July. I will then start my bee year next year August 1st. He’s what’s left of this bee year, what’s your bee calendar look like? Week Of Activity March 13th Put on Feed March 20th PutContinue reading “Rough Bee Year Timeline”

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryApril 23, 2022April 16, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Rough Bee Year Timeline

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