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Honeybees flying in winter

“I won’t know until spring.”

February 6, 2020by ksabath Leave a comment

I have called myself a beekeeper for more than 10 years now and yet I have very mixed results getting my hives through the winter. This has always made me […]

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Honeybees, over-wintering, Thoughts on Beekeeping

Very Much Alive

January 26, 2019by ksabath Leave a comment

I have a great big puffy bump on the right side of my neck today . . . evidence of the hive very much alive and well and well-defended that […]

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Honeybees, over-wintering, Thoughts on Beekeeping

Busy as a [Worker] Bee

July 18, 2018by ksabath Leave a comment

This has been a very, very busy bee season for me. This year I have five different hive locations and I think that this is wonderful. It is possible to […]

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Honeybees, Thoughts on Beekeeping
Bees starting in their new home

March Madness

April 13, 2018by ksabath 1 Comment

That seemed like such a good idea for a title at the time I had started this entry. But alas it is already April . . . and the madness […]

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Honeybee Photos, Honeybees, over-wintering, Thoughts on Beekeeping
Hive, wrapped for winter

It’s Almost That Time Again

January 27, 2018by ksabath Leave a comment

It’s nearly the end of January and, boy, do I like the sound and feel of that! It means that the new beekeeping season is not that far away. This […]

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Bee Inspections, Honeybees, over-wintering, Thoughts on Beekeeping

While Our Backs Were Turned . . .

June 2, 2017by ksabath Leave a comment

This morning’s honeybee activity started out as a routine varroa mite check. I visited my friend Susan’s hives and we were going to look for her queen in a recently […]

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Bee Inspections, Hive Splits, Honeybee Photos, Honeybees, swarms

The 2017 Season is off to a great start!

May 30, 2017by ksabath Leave a comment

It has been nothing short of exciting so far in this spring 2017 beekeeping season. Managing the hives as the new season begins is so much fun because the hive […]

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Bee Inspections, Honeybee Photos, Honeybees, swarms

2016 Beekeeping Season, a quick review

February 6, 2017by ksabath Leave a comment

How is it that all of the 2016 beekeeping season came and went without my writing anything? It is all in the photos I took . . . and this […]

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Honeybee Photos, Honeybees, Thoughts on Beekeeping

Anticipating the New Season

February 28, 2016by ksabath Leave a comment

The approaching end of winter is simultaneously a nerve-wracking and exciting time. I feel like the new Facebook reactions released this past week do a good job in representing the […]

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Honeybees, over-wintering, Thoughts on Beekeeping

Thank you, Nature, for the Hospitable Season

September 30, 2015by ksabath 1 Comment

The days are getting shorter and the temperatures are getting colder. These are sure signs that the bees’ clustering season is coming up soon – and the honeybees know that […]

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Hive Splits, Honeybee Photos, Honeybees, over-wintering, Thoughts on Beekeeping

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  • “I won’t know until spring.” February 6, 2020
  • Very Much Alive January 26, 2019
  • Busy as a [Worker] Bee July 18, 2018
  • March Madness April 13, 2018
  • It’s Almost That Time Again January 27, 2018

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