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Pulling Queen Cages

Nothing too exciting just pulling some queen cages and feeding:

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryMay 6, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Pulling Queen Cages

Package Installation

Here’s to hopefully the last round of purchased packages!

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryMay 3, 2023April 26, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Package Installation

Spring Trip

Had a chance to check a few boxes off the broke man’s bucket list. Headed down to Tennessee to see one of the biggest and best RC car races the Psycho Nitro Blast. It was as awesome and impressive as I imagined! Pictures don’t do it justice! After that I rant to Fort Valley, GeorgiaContinue reading “Spring Trip”

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryApril 29, 2023April 25, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Spring Trip

Package Inspection(s)

If you just started packages the table below should provide you with a way to check your progress. This is just an estimate/model and the dates are subject to change. I’ll be inspecting my stuff this weekend and counting brood frames taking notes on where each is compared to the model. I started my packagesContinue reading “Package Inspection(s)”

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryApril 28, 2023April 26, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Package Inspection(s)

Shake Splits

By far the most efficient and easiest way to make a split. All you need is an extra box and a queen excluder. Organize all your frames into brood, food, and empty while looking for the queen. Put the frames you want to stay in the bottom box. Shake all of the rest of framesContinue reading “Shake Splits”

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryApril 26, 2023April 26, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Shake Splits

Feeding

Nothing too crazy…just giving the girls some syrup!

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryApril 21, 2023April 20, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Feeding

VSH Testing

With grafting season just around the corner and the hives all not being treated since late summer it was an ok time to do some checking for a potential vsh breeder that overwintered. I checked 9 hives at random. Hives 12 and 18 were mite bombs, reproductive mites everywhere. Hives 13, 14, 15 all hadContinue reading “VSH Testing”

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryApril 9, 2023April 9, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on VSH Testing

Branding Iron

I just grabbed a custom logo branding iron from Amazon and I’ve been extremely happy with how nice it works! It heats up relatively quickly and retains enough heat to brand 2 items. A count of 10/12 seconds is a great timeframe. Here are pics of a box I used it on.

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryMarch 23, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Branding Iron

Later Winter Feeding

Time to dust off the old go pro and get some footage posting in the blog. Saying the last 10 months have been crazy is an understatement for the ages. I’m going to be posting weekly videos in a much shorter format on what I’m doing and why as the season progresses. This first videoContinue reading “Later Winter Feeding”

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryFebruary 21, 2023February 21, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Later Winter Feeding

Little R&R

Be back to the grind next week!

Posted byAmericanHeritageApiaryJuly 2, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Little R&R

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