Bees Update
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →