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 …

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 …

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 …

Hive Report: Pollen!

It’s an unusually warm February day here in northeast Indiana, approaching 60°. The girls are out for a cleansing flight, and some of them are finding the first pollen of …