Preparing for Winter
This weekend, we got all our beehives buttoned up for winter. First, we’ve left each hive with three medium boxes full of honey and pollen to feed the bees until …
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Thermal Images of Bee Hives in Winter
In winter, honey bees cluster together for warmth. They shiver their wing muscles to generate enough heat to keep the queen warm at the center of the colony — between …
Proof of Life in the Long Hives
Winter has come in earnest, and we’ve had weeks of cold, rainy, sleety weather. But today, the sun peeked out briefly and our honey bees were able to get out …
Fresh, Local Honey Available Now
Pure, raw, unfiltered, Indiana wildflower honey is now available. Contact us about local honey for your holiday baking and gift-gifting. Our bees worked hard this season! Your purchases help us continue …
Winter is officially over!
It’s only February 28, but already our bees have found an ample source of early pollen. Today we observed worker bees at all of our hives actively bringing in light …
First flower of 2018
Courage, friends. Spring is coming.
Moving our “foster bees”
Good friends of ours had to put their beekeeping on hold for a year while they sorted out a job change and relocation. I borrowed Jesse’s empty hives last year …
Planting for pollinators
Here in northern Indiana, winter is still in full force. Groundhog Day predictions point to more icy weather for weeks to come. But the winter solstice is past, days are …
Thermal Images of Winter Bees
I had the opportunity to borrow a FLIR E30 thermal imaging camera from a friend about a week ago. We used the FLIR to take some images of our hives …