Overwinter Mode
From late fall to early spring the bees are on the cluster. They have been making winter bees (longer life – more suited to the winter environment). Now is the […]
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Springtime Start of Season
NJ 519 Honey Apiary 720 Milford Mount Pleasant Rd, Milford, NJ, United StatesWhen the bush turns yellow the season is on. Forsythia is one of those shrubs that announces spring with zero subtlety—bright yellow, loud, and early. In western NJ (including Holland […]
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Spring Build Out
Bees on a visit to outyard. Suffered losses and the only way to recover is to split and rebuild. We were seeing pressure from the bees in the apiary and […]
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Frame Management
Managing colonies means inspections. We look for the health of the colony, brood patterns and queen health. If the queen isn’t robust, a colony can have a tough time thriving. […]
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Late Summer Update
Opened up all boxes today. Removed Formic treatments as they were no longer viable and did what they were supposed to do. Along the way we assessed colony health – […]