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Checked out the hives last week. I had expected that with the cool weather, the hives would be as stunted as my tomato plants, but was pleasantly surprised to find both hives had filled both …

I swear, you can’t make things like this up. Last year, Nerve.com published a Sex advice from a beekeeper article, featuring advice from yours truly, among others. Now, here’s what I found in my inbox …

My neighbor Lesli popped over yesterday to drop off some empty jars. She’d been asking for a tour for some time, so I took advantage of the excuse to take a break and tend to …

One of the treats of having bees in your backyard is that you can just sit down next to the hive whenever you feel like it and pass the time, watching them go about their …

Amanda, a reader of this blog, wrote to ask whether new supers generally go on top of existing honey supers or below. I answered that the second super usually goes on top, and after that, …

Alyssa gave me on update on the results of yesterday’s debacle: Well, this morning I went and found them just as we left them, all nestled into the nooks and crannies of the ivy and …

It’s amazing the things you know that you didn’t realize you knew. I got a call from Alyssa today, one of her three hives had swarmed and she wanted to know would I come over …

Mixed news on the hives. I checked in on them a couple weeks back and everything seemed pretty peachy. Good healthy brood pattern in both hives (see picture on the left there) and I even …

The New York Times Magazine had a beautiful set of bee-themed fashion photos today. I couldn’t find an on-line version, so I snapped a few pictures with my camera, below. I love the New York …