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Jan 10, 20231 min read
How to preserve comb from a winter dead out
Winter dead outs can be very frustrating. Not all is lost. The comb can be saved and "recycled" for the spring time. If you have frames...
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MGeslock
Jan 6, 20231 min read
Frozen Bees 2022
You never want to see this when you open a hive. Its very frustrating to a beekeeper when you have done "everything" right and your bees...
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MGeslock
Dec 10, 20221 min read
Bees Cleaning Their Hive Entrance
Bees like a clean house too! Whenever the weather is warm enough, they will do some house keeping. They do it a little differently than...
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MGeslock
Nov 9, 20221 min read
Adding Candy Boards for the Winter
Candy boards are a good way to help the bees in the winter. I use 8 pounds of sugar to 1 1/2 cups of warm water. Mix it up real well. I...
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MGeslock
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Gees Bees and Beer......?
The nice folks at Log Home Brewing Company called me and wanted to source some local honey for one of the beers that they are brewing. I...
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MGeslock
Nov 1, 20221 min read
Power washing my 1953 Ford Jubilee Tractor
What in the world does power washing a tractor have to do with beekeeping? I'm glad that you asked..... This tractor does the heavy...
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MGeslock
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Open Feeding Bees - Pros and Cons
Open feeding bees is a very simple way to feed your bees. All you really need is a container, syrup and something for the bees to stand...
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MGeslock
Jun 21, 20221 min read
If bees could only read.....
I inspected all of my hives the other day. After a while, you get to expect to see certain things. When something is amiss, it jumps out...
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MGeslock
Jun 16, 20221 min read
Quick Queen Release
I had a banked queen - one that I didn't have a home for right away. It is important to get the queens in a hive and let them do what...
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MGeslock
May 13, 20221 min read
Free Bees! Free Bees!
It looks like the swarm trap is working. There are plenty of bees visiting the trap. I will let them settle in for a week or so before I...
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MGeslock
May 4, 20221 min read
Wonky Comb
This frame had new foundation in it. The bees don't care for it. They are making "wonky" comb. I believe that this is a technical...
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MGeslock
Apr 30, 20221 min read
My queens have emerged!
This was an exciting day! These 3 cells were put into a queenless hive. I made a 3 frame mating nuc up 2 days ago. The bees there are in...
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MGeslock
Apr 22, 20221 min read
Package Problems
I installed a package of bees a few weeks ago. I did an inspection and found lots of drone brood. There were some cells that normal...
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MGeslock
Apr 19, 20221 min read
Queen Cells in a Walk Away Split
I use a brick system to quickly determine the status of my hives. This is a split that had queen cells. I also did a follow up video...
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MGeslock
Apr 15, 20221 min read
Queen Cells in a New Package Install
I installed this as a package about 3 weeks ago. The queen was released in about 3 days, which is normal time. I went to inspect the...
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MGeslock
Mar 30, 20221 min read
Package Pick up
I went to Georgia to pick up packages of bees. The temperature was going to drop from 70 in Ga to about 45 in VA on the trip home. I had...
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MGeslock
Mar 22, 20221 min read
Spring Hive Robbing - that's OK...well kinda
Bees are like humans. They want it easy. These bees are robbing honey from a hive that died over the winter. I have not had a chance to...
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MGeslock
Mar 18, 20221 min read
March 13, 2020 Over Wintered Nuc Check In
There was a quick snow storm and a cold snap over night. I just wanted to see if the bees were moving around. I DID NOT open the hive. We...
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MGeslock
Mar 12, 20221 min read
Bees like old homes as well as new homes
I have some old unpainted nuc boxes that bees are very happy with. Bees will find any nook and cranny to have access to their hive. This...
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