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#020 Happy New Year

On January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 By KatkootIn Beekeeping Update, Personal NotesLeave a comment

Happy New Year to all! I hope you have had a great holiday break with lots of love, food and of course presents! Not surprisingly, several of my presents were heavily bee-related which in turn instantly triggered my inner bee-chatter to be released upon those around me. (Sorry! not sorry...) The biggest gift of all …

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#019 Curious Kat

On October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 By KatkootIn Beekeeping Update, Personal NotesLeave a comment

My obsession with observing my hive has obviously started with the appearance of Deformed Wing Virus and with my anxiousness on whether this will detrimentally affect my hive over the winter. I now visit the hive every day, spend about 3 minutes completing the standard checks and then another 40 or so minutes just staring …

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#016 Autumn Inspections

On October 11, 2018 By KatkootIn Beekeeping Update3 Comments

10th of September 2018. That is the date of the last update that I have shared with you on my beehive. Four inspections have passed in between, but they were only mini ones. The inspections from now on, only really involve a varroa mite drop count on the board, hefting and observing the activity at …

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#013 All my Single Ladies – Independent!

On August 24, 2018August 23, 2018 By KatkootIn Beekeeping Update5 Comments

Arriving at the hive, I was originally worried that I might find a colony starved of all it's honey, especially if more robbing went on during the week that passed. But, oh no! Not these ladies! I cannot express my pride in my (sweet) small colony being able to ward off the bullies time and …

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