12 mile bike ride with the boys this morning and it showed just exactly why we need a bigger bike for R. I found one to the north that I hope we can shuffle things around to make work. Got the sled fixed

Interesting facts from the life of bees. The life of one bee is only one month. One bee can collect only 0.5 grams of nectar and some pollen. But every bee does not fly out for nectar every day, so in

The month of May ends and tomorrow summer is already ahead. There are many flowers and bees around in my garden. Here a bee flew in to drink water from the tank. There are also a lot of wasps around that

Before my bees arrive onsite where my hives are, I decided to open them up one more time and make sure no other critters have moved in within the month they were sitting empty out in nature. I am mainly

There has been alot of crunching sounds coming from these cocoons. As the bees chew their way out of what they spun in the autumn I can hear them. And eventually they work their way to the outside of the

Adding wax to your trays is an important step in making a good home for honey bees. I recently saw another bee keeper on Hive doing this, but a different way from my process. You can find a link below

I have been watching the weather forecast, to see when its a good time to put my bee cocoons outside. Looks like we should have days above 55F for the next week or two. So I have taken my bags of Mason

Since the location where my bees will live is not where I live, I want to make sure they have enough food between my visits to check on them. They need sugar water before the nectar flow really kicks in

SUMMER. BUMBLEBEE. AND A FLOWER IS A TURKISH CARNATION. Summer, July. Photo from the series and genre - Macro photography. Life in the countryside outside the city. My garden and flowers. I have three