Monthly Archives: July 2012

Long Live the Queen!

Posted on July 27, 2012 by "BUGGING" YOU FROM San Juan Island

Two days ago on July 24, 2012, I noticed an unusual amount of activity right outside of my hive.  Maybe for someone else’s hive this would be perfectly normal, but for my struggling colony, seeing so many of my bees … Continue reading →

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Scales? July 23, 2012 Hive Check

Posted on July 24, 2012 by "BUGGING" YOU FROM San Juan Island

Catchy heading!  Read all the way to the end to find out more…or not, since I have no idea what I saw on the back of that little bee’s thorax.  Definitely looking for input here.  Hopefully it isn’t anything that … Continue reading →

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Do Honey Bees Like Honeydew?

Posted on July 15, 2012 by "BUGGING" YOU FROM San Juan Island

A most interesting thing I learned about today!  This morning when I had a conversation with my friend/bee-mentor about my new queen, we digressed into talking about nectar sources for the bees.  She mentioned that she’d read something about honey … Continue reading →

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Her Highness Takes Flight!

Posted on July 15, 2012 by "BUGGING" YOU FROM San Juan Island

If you read my last post, you know I discovered two queen cells in my hive and yesterday when I checked, they’d both been opened.  Without actually “bee-ing” in the hive myself, I could only surmise that my colony had … Continue reading →

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July 12, 2012: Bee-wildered! Queen Cell and Deformed Wing Virus.

Posted on July 12, 2012 by "BUGGING" YOU FROM San Juan Island

I am trying to check my hive at least twice a week to monitor how things are going, especially after seeing the varroa mites since installing the second package of bees and new queen.  The temperature here on the island … Continue reading →

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