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A New Year – A New Beginning – It’s Cleansing Time!
Honey bees do a remarkable thing in the winter. They hold it! Yep, that is what I said. They hold it! They don’t go to the bathroom in their hive. They wait until a warm day (i.e., temperatures must...
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February and March are Hard Months for Bees
Hello Everyone… Brrrr! It is cold out there! The weather these last few weeks has definitely been bizarre here in the states. This past weekend the tornadoes wrecked havoc and mayhem all around us. We...
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Natural Qualities of a Honey Bee having a Corn Cob of a Time!
Saturday was a gorgeous day here on Hobbit’s Bend Farm. The Honey Bees were out in force foraging and most importantly, signaling that they are rearing brood. Honey Bees gathering water in a bird bath....
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Fluttering by like a Honey Bee
Thought I’d do a very quick post — Fluttering by like a Honey Bee! Wow…the honey bees were definitely out in force today. We have a large (~ 25 feet tall and at least just as wide) weeping cheery tree...
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Working the Hives with Grand Dog Helping!
Bee foraging on a cherry blossom! Another view of a bee on a cherry blossom. Lovely! Hobbit Daughter and I began working in the bees on Friday, March 23, 2012 in hopes of beating the rains. We were...
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April Fool’s Swarm – Our First! No Joke!
We had our first swarm! Saturday, April 1, Hobbit King and I were working down in the garden. Hobbit Princess and Grand Dog had come over to help out. The day before, we had treated the hives with the...
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Quick Catch-up….
Hey Everyone, Got busy last week and do I have a lot to share! I hope to bring you up to snuff real soon, like tomorrow! We ended up having six swarms!!!! Yes, it was amazing. We lost two, captured two...
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In Memory…April 16, 2007 – VA Tech
VT Memory Ribbon In Memory and Honor of April 16, 2007 – Virginia Tech This Post is in Memory of those who perished at VA Tech on April 16, 2007 and in Honor of those who survived and those who went to...
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Shine On – Sunshine Bloggers Award!
Sandra Bell Kirchman, of “FantasyFic: A Celebration of Writing Fiction, Especially Fantasy Fiction,” honored me in March with the “Sunshine Award.” I love the thought that Sandra feels I bring her...
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Weather is daunting – Bees are a Thriving!
Hope you had a lovely Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 13, 2012! These last few days, the weather has been a mixed bag of rain, sun, and more rain. Between fixing the newly acquired hives and making sure...
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I’m back….burrrrr it’s cold…
Hello Everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve blogged and for that all I can say is that I’m glad I’m writing again about our lovely ladies. Hobbit King and I had a rough year in 2013. We started the...
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Learning How to Harvest Honey
During the fall of 2012, our first full year with our bees, it was time to harvest our first honey off of five hives. We were so thrilled. The experience was full of learning opportunities. After many...
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About 150,000 Lives Lost…
It’s taken me about two weeks to even consider how to write this post. The mere thought of writing this news, and then sharing it with you causes tears to well up in my eyes. Yes, I’m a sentimental...
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A chance for a new hive…maybe???
Just a quick post to let you know that we may have a swarm that we might be able to capture. Cluster of bees knocked off the tree during storm. These bees managed to rejoin the hive before the hive...
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Update on potential hive…
It didn’t work. Sadly, by the time Hobbit King got to the swarm location, the scouts had made it back and the swarm was on the move. He said it looked like a tornado; the swarm was huge as they made...
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It’s Been 331 Days…
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 331 days! The Past Whew! It’s been a while! I’m so glad to say that during the past 331 days, we didn’t give up bee keeping. I started a new blog related to becoming...
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Honeybees Loving Spring!
Spring honeybees enjoying the sweet nectar of the weeping cherry tree. This picture was taken prior to the recent cold snap. A Surprise Gift! Dear friends of ours, Dianne and Bubba, sent us a care...
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Packages of Bees Arrive
Bee Packages This Wednesday, we are supposed to receive our packages of bees–providing the weather is good. We’re so excited. The two hives that made it through the winter are doing very well. We hope...
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Inactivity means a Busy Life — Pam B. Newberry
Hope you enjoy this re-blog of a recent post I made on my author website! Hello Reading Fans! “Inactivity means a busy life” with me, anyway. Gees, Hobbit King and I have been extra, extra busy this...
View ArticleA Year of Loss
March 2017 was a year of loss for our honeybees–our beloved ladies. We lost all of our hives. We spent the summer and fall trying to decide what to do. We are old, tired, and frankly have limited...
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