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Spring Seeds Have Arrived

Posted on February 16, 2017 by sgoodgame

So, recently I ran across a post somewhere by 628DirtRooster on YouTube about getting some seeds. He was all excited to order seeds from www.migardener.com. I did some shopping around and some research and found that their prices seemed VERY … Continue reading →

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Capped Brood in February

Posted on February 12, 2017 by sgoodgame

I got the opportunity to check on the bees today. It has been warm enough, I am feeding pretty steadily to ensure my colonies don’t starve. I opened the hives and filled my frame feeders with a gallon each of … Continue reading →

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Winter Fruit Tree Pruning

Posted on February 11, 2017 by sgoodgame

Well, I say winter. Technically. It has been a very mild winter. In fact, as you can see above and below, we have buds and blooms coming out. It’s early February. 

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Winter Syrup Feeding

Posted on February 5, 2017 by sgoodgame

So I went out to check the bees. The weather here has been wild, to say the least. Temps go from the mid seventies one day to the mid forties the next. I figured the bees would be running through … Continue reading →

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Bee Smoker Issues-Replacing the Grate

Posted on January 29, 2017 by sgoodgame

Bee smokers are a Beekeeper’s best friend, unless you are so busy being frustrated that it won’t stay lit. Apparently at some point, I managed to lose the grate in the bottom of my smoker. I knew it was gone, … Continue reading →

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Winter Beekeeping

Posted on January 28, 2017 by sgoodgame

So, winter is supposedly in full swing. Here in Mississippi, it has been quite mild. I can probably count the number of really cold days on my two hands. The bees are confused, I think. We seem to get warm … Continue reading →

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Build your own Bee Vac

Posted on November 20, 2016 by sgoodgame

The weather is turning cool, so the projects in the wood shop are starting to get done. I was thinking of things I wanted to have for next spring when swarm season gets here and felt a Bee Vac would … Continue reading →

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Summer Bee Swarm

Posted on July 12, 2016 by sgoodgame

Summer… cutting grass… two things that seem to go hand in hand, like it or not. Today I was cutting grass out in the bee yard. I have a couple young pear trees that are loaded with pears, so I … Continue reading →

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Honeybee Swarms

Posted on June 27, 2016 by sgoodgame

It has been a busy spring. Once the weather warmed up here, we started getting calls to come get swarms. Many of the swarms were quite small, but several were a pretty good size. We hived all of our swarms, … Continue reading →

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Brood Box Building

Posted on May 15, 2016 by sgoodgame

I have had the pleasure of getting to capture several swarms lately. Some really weird ones, some normal ones. While free bees are a grand thing, I found myself in a situation I could not have imagined… running low on … Continue reading →

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