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Bees Update

Posted on May 14, 2019 by PriscillaMay 15, 2019

For all the gardeners who might be curious about the bees, and perhaps just want to enjoy the bees a little more, here are some interesting tidbits from BeeRad: We now have 7 hives.  We’re planning to add one more, … Continue reading →

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Bees Update – We’ve Got Honey!!

Posted on September 6, 2018 by PriscillaMay 14, 2019

We are loaded! A big THANKS to Dennis, Mara and Lara. We reset the foundations for hives 1 & 2 yesterday.  This was a big deal as hive 2 kept leaning and was quite unstable. We also swapped hives 1 … Continue reading →

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Bees Update – July 23, 2018

Posted on July 23, 2018 by PriscillaJuly 23, 2018

by BeeRad Hello everyone, The heat continues and the bees love it. Many of you have noticed how active all 6 hives are, which of course is great.  We now have more protective gear, so please make plans with me … Continue reading →

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Bee Update – May 31, 2018

Posted on May 31, 2018 by PriscillaMay 31, 2018

by BeeRad Thanks Dennis, Mara, Lori, Elianajoy, and ESPECIALLY Perry for coming out this past weekend to do our first inspection of all 6 hives! The good news: we spotted 2 queens (see pictures below), had zero mite counts on … Continue reading →

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Bees Update: The Hive is Split

Posted on May 7, 2018 by PriscillaMay 7, 2018

by BeeRad A big thanks to Perry Welch for driving 4 hours round trip to help us split our hive. Dennis, Lori and her daughter Molly, Julie/Brad and our daughter Elianajoy were on hand to watch and learn.  What an … Continue reading →

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Rosedale Bees Update

Posted on March 20, 2018 by PriscillaMarch 24, 2018

by Brad Volin A HUGE thanks to Devin for joining me this past Sat for the Post Mortem. We examined all 3 hives and concluded that 2 definitely died from mites.  The 3rd was inconclusive. I will post the results … Continue reading →

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Rosedale Bees Activity

Posted on March 2, 2018 by PriscillaMarch 2, 2018

by Brad Volin Spring is in the air!!  The days are finally getting longer and although we’ve had a recent cold snap, believe it or not, the first nectar flow is flowing which means the bees are getting active. Click here for more … Continue reading →

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Bee Happy

Posted on November 7, 2017 by PriscillaNovember 21, 2017

by Brad Volin Bee Happy you have a furnace and heat in your house! Unfortunately the bees don’t. So they have to keep themselves warm all winter. In fact, Queen Bee needs to stay at a balmy 92 degrees. How do … Continue reading →

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Rosedale Bees Update

Posted on June 26, 2017 by PriscillaJune 26, 2017

Last Thursday, two additional bee hives were set up in the orchard along with our other hives. The hives were donated to Rosedale by Bee Mindful, a Colorado non-profit.  Here’s their website to learn more about their mission.  http://beemindful.buzz/   … Continue reading →

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