The Bee-log
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Cold Weather, Quiet Bees
Honey boxes full of foraging bees What's new on the farm: It's been a cold first week of August for us, which is not what you want when you're in the middle of honey harvest season. Cold and dry, Andrew's...
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60 pounds of honey in 3 days
Our crew putting out formic acid pads on the brood boxes to help kill Varroa mites in the hives. What's new on the farm: Last week, I mentioned that we put some honey supers onto the hives, but it would...
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Working with the crankiest bees ever
A very organized frame of brood laid by a Buckfast queen. What's new on the farm: Last week, I wrote about our new queens that arrived from California. This week, we installed them into the new splits we made for...
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Getting Nervous About Winter Survival
A group of strong hives bursting with bees (front), right after we removed the honey boxes (back row) in late summer 2025. What's new on the farm: It's a moving target when we start the bee season, because, like all...
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Two weeks until we find out if the bees made it
Sunshine hitting our hives at one of our Vancouver Island winter yards. What's new on the farm: It's hard to believe, but we are only a couple of weeks away from starting the 2026 bee season. If it seems early,...
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The bees are coming back to the prairies
Our crew in BC get hives ready to move back to Saskatchewan. What's new on the farm: It's time! Our chapter on Vancouver Island has closed for the year. The bees are currently on a semi-trailer, traveling across the prairies....
