The latest #beekeeping video at mudsongs.org goes over a few lessons that don't show up in most beekeeping books.
A shift in #Newfoundland weather has awoken the honey bees (at least until the next snow storm). mudsongs.org
youtu.be/1V-NvBmbN9o
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Buzz off! 😜
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A thermal image from one of my hives in 2023. I wonder where the bees are clustering.
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My revolutionary method to unclog dead bees from a mouse guard if you don't happen to have a pair of tweezers handy.
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Not much going on in my little beeyard because my bees are tucked away and ready for winter.
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I posted a #video at mudsongs.org that shows why I think the "Bee Cozy" hive wrap might be a good fit for my standard Langstroth condensing hives on the east coast of #Newfoundland. (Not a paid endorsement.)
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Oops.
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These bees are just about ready for winter.
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One way to clean up with wet frames.
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Here's the update. The wax cappings aren't completely dry yet, but they're not wet.
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Wet wax cappings after extracting some honey left outside this morning for the bees to clean up. Stay tuned to this evening's big update when I expect to find nothing left by dry flakes of wax.
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For people who lack the time, the money or the skill to make their own robbing screens, which can come in handy at times, there are "natural" alternatives that can get the job done too.
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My bees aren't exactly in robbing mode... yet. But it wouldn't take much.
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I pulled 5 medium supers/boxes of honey off this tall hive yesterday (3.5 deep supers).
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I use wooden inner covers only for feeding purposes now. But when I do use them, I grab my solid wax-dipped inner covers because... they're better. Just one man's opinion.
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I found a Canadian supplier too (I had no idea these things existed).
www.countryfields.ca/products/med...
I didn't know they're made for mediums too. I have doubts that they're easily available in Canada, but I'll look.
I don't use frame feeders anymore. But I would if they were available for mediums supers. I think they're excellent for nucs.
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"Condensing" hives work for #Newfoundland #beekeeping. Who woulda thunk it?
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New beekeepers should avoid insert feeders for starting up their nucs.
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A left some honey frames out (oops) and the bees began to clean them out in no time.
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Despite the drought-like conditions, a second nectar flow seems well on its way in Flatrock. My bees have shifted into honey-making mode. I'd say their instincts are telling them this is their last shot for making honey this year, so let's give 'er.
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A quiet forest of hardwood trees that was habitat for pollinators, birds and other animals was ploughed under to create the current grounds for the #CanadaGames2025 in St. John's, #Newfoundland. These photos show what some of it looked like when I created an apiary there in 2022.
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Here's a hive inspection that, along with other signs I've noticed in my other colonies, kind of makes me think we're in for a nectar dearth. We need rain in a bad way ASAP.
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Checking to see if the queen from a botched newspaper combine is still alive.
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Checking to see if a queen cup has an egg in it.
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