Bees & Pollinators

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Sweet Corn & Honey Bees

Sweet Corn & Honey Bees

While on my morning stroll through the garden a couple of days ago, I noticed that our small patch of sweet corn in the front yard was completely covered in bees.  I spent a long time admiring the beautiful dance the bees were doing among the flowers and leaves and found myself very inspired by (and grateful for) the simple/magical/beautiful/so-very-important…
July 10, 2012
Bee Update

Bee Update

Well, after a super warm winter and their relocation to the back yard, we finally got into our bees yesterday.  While they have adapted nicely to their new spot and have looked healthy from afar, it was honestly way passed time for us to get into the actual hive.  So, Tool Lady took a personal day off of work and…
May 5, 2012
Top Bar Plans

Top Bar Plans

I've had a few requests for a post on how to build a top bar hive.  Instead of re-inventing the wheel, I though it might be best to simply give you the link to the source.  So, courtesy of Tool Lady, here's the link...Free Top Bar Hive PlansOf course, Tool Lady tweaked them a bit, but this plan will give…
March 31, 2012
Bee Relocation – Settling In

Bee Relocation – Settling In

Well, I don't have any new pictures to show you of the bee relocation, because the weather was absolutely gross today!  It was so windy all I could do was check on the chickens and hoop houses while trying my best to not get blown over!  I do however, want to say that last nights move went very smoothly!  With…
March 19, 2012
Bee Relocation Prep

Bee Relocation Prep

Today we...Painted old pallets, wrapped weed cloth around them and stuffed soil into themCleared more rocks & leveled the ground where the bees will be moved toPut some stakes in the groundSecured two of the three pallets to their stakesCreated trellising above each pallet for more vertical grow space and to crate a barrier for the bees to fly overTrashed the back yard (sometimes…
March 18, 2012
Bee Relocation

Bee Relocation

After much debate, we've decided to move the bees.  Don't worry, we're not moving them to someone else's property.  Instead, we're moving them from our front yard into our backyard. Why?  Well, the main reason is because, as we learned last year, it turns out I am extremely allergic to bee stings.  I have purchased an EpiPen and haven't been…
March 15, 2012