Today is a big day for us. We went to D&J Apiary this morning and picked up our three nucs to put in are three new hives.
Later we placed them in their new homes.
April 5, 2019: The Arrival of three new colonies.
March 31,2019: Inspection to see how the bees are
We thought we would take a look at the bees to see how they are doing and to determine whether to add on an additional super or not. We felt this would be a good time to do so since next weekend we will have three new colonies.
Meet Hanna, our new videographer
Hanna got stung.
March 30, 2019: Adding more pollinator plants
Not only are we beekeepers, we are pollinator contributors. We already have a lot of pollinator plants in our yard, but wanted even more. You will not ever keep your bees in your yard, but helping them and other pollinators help save all bees.
March 2, 2019: Six hives are complete
We will be using two of the hives for now and put the other four inside for later use this year or early next year.
January 19, 2019:
I purchased 18 1X12X12 cedar boards to build six full hives. I cut them up and got them ready to be assembled. I also made several jigs for this project including one to make the handles, and one to make the rooftops. I purchased a box cut jig for the boxes I will be building.
I purchased 18 1X12X12 cedar boards to build six full hives. I cut them up and got them ready to be assembled. I also made several jigs for this project including one to make the handles, and one to make the rooftops. I purchased a box cut jig for the boxes I will be building.
The inner covers
Building the bases.
Building the roofs
Building the brood boxes.
Building the supers
Assembling the frames