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Wax moths will destroy your comb. After you have cleaned the frames and inspected it for pests and other nasty things, you can use Para...
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MGeslock
Mar 8, 20221 min read
Getting ready for spring bee season
You have heard the term busy as a bee? Its true! Bees do a lot of things in the hive. Some of the things that they do, we as beekeepers...
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MGeslock
Feb 19, 20221 min read
Losses are Gains
If you saw my last few posts, you know that I had some bees that did not make it through the winter. Its less than 2 weeks and the old...
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MGeslock
Feb 18, 20221 min read
Gees Bees February 2022 Follow Up Results
I was able to go through the hives at Locust Grove. With very mixed results. I lost 7 out of 10 hives. They were treated for mites in...
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MGeslock
Feb 12, 20221 min read
Feb 2022 Quick Hive Check
Hey everyone! Its been a LONG and DARK winter. My updates have been sparse. its February 2022 and its time to get back on track. In...
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MGeslock
Nov 5, 20211 min read
Pollen Feeder
I have one of my out yards that I don't believe that the colony has enough pollen stores for the winter. Bees need nectar and pollen to...
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MGeslock
Oct 20, 20212 min read
Johno's Easy Vap
I just purchased Johno's Easy Vap from Doug Anderson http://www.honeyandthehiveva.com/. Honey and the Hive is a mobile beekeeping supply...
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MGeslock
Oct 8, 20211 min read
First Field Test of the Syrup Mixer
The first trial run was a success. Well sorta. The pump worked well with the generator. The sugar mixed well with the room temperature...
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MGeslock
Oct 1, 20211 min read
Follow up to cut out post
When I did the cut out, I was not able to find the Queen. I let the hive settle a few days and tried to locate her. Below is the cut out...
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MGeslock
Sep 24, 20211 min read
Bee Removal
I was recommended by a friend to help remove bees that had made a home in the floor of a shed. The had made a home there a few years ago...
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MGeslock
Sep 16, 20211 min read
Making 1:1 Sugar Syrup - A Prototype
If you have ever made sugar water for beekeeping, you know what it is a sticky mess! I have used the 3 gallon water jugs ( the 5 gallon...
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MGeslock
May 2, 20211 min read
Bee Fishing 2021 - AKA Swarm Catching
Free bees.....Free bees..... Free Bees...... Here is my swarm trap. In the spring, bees being bees, will naturally swarm. The believe...
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MGeslock
Apr 30, 20211 min read
Protect your queen!
When you are inspecting your bee hives, protect your queen. (I know you have to first find her...that a whole post in its self) There are...
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MGeslock
Apr 29, 20211 min read
April 2021 Bee Grafting Results
Once the bee larva is grafted into the cell cup, the queenless hive does their magic. If the larva is the right age and the started hive...
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MGeslock
Apr 26, 20211 min read
The Word Headquarters is back!
After a normal 2020, Green Hill Farm now has bees! I have 13 medium nucs that will be used for a mating yard. For those that don't...
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MGeslock
Feb 13, 20211 min read
How to put together a bee box - hive body
You can save money by buying your bee woodenware unassembled. With simple tools and some glue you can put together your woodenware. I...
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MGeslock
Feb 9, 20211 min read
Forest Hill Bee Supply
I had the opportunity to go to visit to Forest Hill Bee Supply in Paradise, PA. Ike makes all of his woodenware from scratch and is all...
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MGeslock
Dec 24, 20202 min read
The Night Before Christmas at the Beehive
With my apologizes to Clement Clarke Moore Twas the night before Christmas and all through the hive As a first year beekeeper, I don’t...
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MGeslock
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Are dead bees a bad thing?
Not necessarily. In the spring and summer, bees may not make it back to the hive. I know that we like to think that bees live on forever,...
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MGeslock
Nov 10, 20201 min read
End of the keeping of the bee season 2020
What a weird year 2020 has been (you probably have not heard that before..) I am wrapping up my 2020 bee season. The hives are all ticked...
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