When Life Gets In The Way

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My intentions are good, have been good, yet I haven’t been able to bring myself to sit down and write for several months. Life can get messy and foul up the best of intentions. Would you agree?  The post that went up this week I have been working on for months, or not.  I’m embarrassed […]

Spring 2019 Bee Report

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Spring is definitely here even though last night our temps dropped into the 30’s once again.  I began checking on my bees on a warm day in February – a rare warm day.  It was warm enough to open the hives and investigate.  I didn’t want to keep the hive open for long, so made […]

Last Bee Check Up of 2018

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Now that cooler temps have finally decided to stick around the bees needed one last check up.  In an attempt to find thriving hives come March when the temperatures begin to warm again I’m doing my best to ensure the girls are set for winter.  Inspection day saw the sun out good and strong with […]

Life and Another Bee Adventure

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Life happens, doesn’t it?  Sometimes it’s smooth sailing but at times it’s a rough and rocky road.  One thing I can always count on is the respite from day to day life when I step into the bee yard.  The focus and concentration necessary when inspecting my bee hives leaves no room for straying thoughts. […]

How I Spent My Saturday With The Bees – A Beekeeping Adventure

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If you’ve been following my beekeeping adventure posts you know that once again the bees at the Greensboro Science Center where I am volunteer beekeeper, disappeared.  I am not capable of expressing how much this situation saddens me.  What I can express is the passion I have for these sweet, valuable little creatures by starting […]

Extracting Honey – A Day In The Life Of A Beekeeper

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Have you ever wondered exactly how beekeepers get honey from the hive to the jar?  I hadn’t given it much thought until, of course, I became a beekeeper. This past weekend I extracted honey from my lost hive as well as some from the “Miracle” hive.  Don’t worry – I left plenty of honey inside […]

A Surprise In The Bee Yard

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I had quite a surprise when I went out to disassemble my bee hives at the Greensboro Science Center last week.  After discovering that the hives were gone I decided to take apart the hive components and start with new ones this spring.  When I’d checked and found that the bees were gone I had […]

Bee Keeping Ain’t Nothin’ But Problem Solving

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Bee keeping ain’t nothin’ but problem solving.  Boy ain’t that the truth?!? I’ve lost my bee hives at the GSC again.  To say I am baffled, puzzled, perplexed and disconcerted might be an understatement.  Sad too! Look at them!  They seemed perfectly fine when I closed up the hives in late October, knowing winter was […]

The Cutest Orange-Almond Sugar Cookies Ever

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These are the cutest Orange Almond Sugar Cookies you’ve ever seen – they are shaped like bees, flowers and pigs!  I had to do something to make myself feel better as I had an unfortunate encounter with my bees on Friday and by Sunday I needed a lift.  I’ll be sharing the bee story with […]

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