Bees & Pollinators

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2013 Lessons & Reflections

2013 Lessons & Reflections

What a whirlwind 2013 has proven to be! I thought that, given all of the lessons we have learned in 2013, a reflection of sorts would be a nice way to bring it all to a close. So, here are some of my reflections on 2013...personal, professional and farm related... Family With the flight of my first daughter and the…
December 31, 2013
Bees & Produce

Bees & Produce

I saw this photo floating around the internet earlier today and was blown away by the idea, so I Googled it to find out the back story.  It's amazing how an image can sometimes have a greater impact than...well, anything else, isn't it?!As you know, bees and all of the challenges surrounding them right now are very close to my…
June 15, 2013
Bee Feedback

Bee Feedback

A couple of weeks ago, after I published my Empty Hive post, I posted links to it in a couple of different places in the hope that I would get some feedback and gain some insight from others experiences.  It worked!  I had several comments on my NM Beekeepers Association post on Facebook.  Here's a little of what I learned:Commenter…
May 15, 2013
Empty Hive

Empty Hive

Dead bees and excess honey.  That's what we found yesterday when we got into our hive.  Sadness and confusion abound. The cold nights and blustery days of spring led us to postpone getting into the bees.  We've wondered about them and checked them from afar. We watched orientation flights a couple of weeks ago.  We looked for an signs of…
April 24, 2013
Brie, Bees and Baguettes

Brie, Bees and Baguettes

I have found my new favorite snack!!! Brie, bees and baguettes!  OK, maybe not bees, but that delicious golden stuff they produce ;-)While in Milwaukee over last weekend visiting my very best friend, we stopped in this little restaurant and had some apps and wine.  The app was so good, we went out the next day and bought all the…
November 1, 2012
Sweet Golden Honey

Sweet Golden Honey

Bees amaze me.  Absolutely.When we checked on our bees in the spring, we were able to see that they had officially made it through the winter and were healthy.  They had the same queen that they came to us with (marked with a little dot on her back and still sporting her little clipped wing) and were busy bringing home…
August 22, 2012