Mary 65 F Sunny I run double deeps. Just did a pre-winter inspection. TOP BROOD BOX: (Old frames & old wax) FRAME 10 - no broo...

Y owzaa! I found who I believe is Mary herself laying on the ground today. She was under the hive covered in a handful of bees; some were ...

B ig day today. I replaced the solid bottom board on Mary with a S creened B ottom B oard. Poor ventilation last winter led to condensatio...

After 3 months I made it to a meeting. It happened to be the Honey tasting meeting. Oh darn! I met with some life long keepers. I asked ...

I pulled off the last honey super on Mary. Not enough to bother with. Brood cells are being filled with honey in the brood boxes. Very li...

Mary & Myrina 95 F Sunny Mary Many bad things here. Varroa mites, watered bee bread, chalk-brood, many dead bees in the hive , li...

I forgot to mention this. I missed the meeting for July because of a previous engagement. I tried to alter my schedule but it was not mea...

Mary & Myrina 89 F Sunny Mary - The honey frames that where filled with nectar are now partially filled with brood. Not much but so...

It worked! If you recall neither hive ever drew out the frames in the honey supers. So to trick them I placed the honey supers in between ...

I finished building a venting top box for both hives. It is 2.5 inches deep with 3 holes on each side but the back. Each hole is 1.25 inch...