Last night I divided 1 ½ gallons of 1:1 sugar syrup mixed with 3/8 cup (90ml) of Don’s Brood Builder between the (4) hives at Dr.D’s place. I went out after work with just a veil so I got stung… again. However, unlike last Friday when I got stung(4) times or Sunday when I got stung (9) times (on…
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Failure to Thrive
Failure to Thrive is a medical term to describe children who are not gaining weight as expected and have poor height growth. However, today is seems like a good description of my beehives. Today I visited my hives at Dr. D’s place – I have been avoiding my 3 hives at the old farm since…
Bees Can’t Swim – Feeding My Bees.
“Great is our terror of the unknown” – Titus Livius. The day after I found wax moths in one of my hives I placed cedar chips across the hive entrance of all of my hives. I also sprinkled a little on the top bar of the infected hive. It seemed like a good idea at…
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