Tag Archives: honey bees

The bees and the birds…

Posted on July 10, 2014 by "BUGGING" YOU FROM San Juan Island

Managed honey bee colonies act collectively as our “canary in the coal mine,” alerting us to the deleterious effects of toxic chemicals in the environment.  The news is bad! Bees are dying!   Scientific analysis of the effects of these toxic chemicals … Continue reading →

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Bee Colony Rescue Helps Promote Sustainable Farming on San Juan Island

Posted on July 22, 2013 by "BUGGING" YOU FROM San Juan Island

Honey bees are an integral part of the deeply-routed heritage of agriculture in the San Juan Islands.  Farmers depend on these hard-working participants to bring residents and tourists alike a bountiful array of delicious and healthy fruits, vegetables, and honey … 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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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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Housekeeping, kickboxing and the marionette dance!

Posted on June 7, 2012 by "BUGGING" YOU FROM San Juan Island

I was having a morning where all I wanted was to crawl back in bed and start over.  The sun wasn’t out…other “issues” looming over me…feeling rather glum like Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh! Well, I didn’t go back to … Continue reading →

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Combining the hives! June 4, 2012

Posted on June 5, 2012 by "BUGGING" YOU FROM San Juan Island

Yesterday I still couldn’t find the queen in the second hive.  I am just sure she flew away.  When I opened it up and looked inside, there seemed to be fewer bees than there were the day before.  I went … Continue reading →

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Bee Drama! A Queen Flies the Coop!

Posted on June 4, 2012 by "BUGGING" YOU FROM San Juan Island

Bee drama! Last week I reported that my first hive of bees either had a missing queen or a queen that was only laying drones.  When I discovered the problem, I immediately ordered another package of bees and a new … Continue reading →

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