An Elegy in Autopsy
This occurred all a month or so ago, but I haven't had the drive to sit down and go over things until now. I have some suspicions as to what…
Spring Varroa and AFB Check
It's mid-spring, and time to treat the growing colony for mites. I hoped to do a more thorough inspection, but the bees had an alternate plan. They had built a…
Post-winter hive check
I've seen a very small amount of activity on the few warmer afternoons we've had lately, but wanted to take a quick peek inside to see if they made it…
Winter hive work part 2
The purpose of wrapping a hive isn't so much insulation or warmth, but weather sealing. Specifically I want it to keep the wind from blowing into any of the unsealed…
Winter hive preparations
Living in a colder climate than I did with my previous hive, I need to take some extra steps now to give them the best odds I can to survive…
Hive checkup
Check up on the bees; I should have done this last week but was down with a cold, so a bit overdue. Mostly wanted to check on their progress in…
Hive cleanup
Hadn't opened up the hive to take a look since adding the nuc since they seemed to be doing fine and I don't want to disturb them if unnecessary, but…
Persephone, Astrobotanical Stations, and a new hive
Nearly finished with the model backlog, with my deadline being the impending arrival of some particularly large additions. Didn't intend on ever doing so, but got a good enough deal…
A bearding hive
Picture taken earlier this past summer, but found it again and quite like it!
A foraging worker bee
One of ours? No way to tell.