Tag Archives: inside the hive

Our First Ever Spring Hive Check

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

It’s often said that the more you know, the more you know you don’t know. This rings true for us every time we open our hive and even when we’re just sitting nearby watching with wonderment. Though we’re entering our … Continue reading →

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A Little Tough Love at the Hive

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

When we picked up our new bees in late May, Bob the Beeman from Kress Apiary handed us a clear plastic packet containing something that resembled refrigerated pie dough. In fact it contained two formic acid strips. On an earlier … Continue reading →

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Unsolved Mystery: What Happened to Our Bees?

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Our first year as urban beekeepers ended on a sad note: we lost the entire colony. On a recent, warm spring day we opened the silent hive in search of answers. Our investigation was inconclusive, but we ruled out starvation.

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