by Daisy | Dec 15, 2010 | Fencepost, Flops
In early Fall during a hive inspection I observed the bees had started to consume their own honey so I started feeding them sugar syrup to supplement their stores. In mid-Fall, another inspection revealed the bees had absconded. No bees, no dead bees. Nothing at all...
by Daisy | Sep 23, 2010 | Barnyard, Other Critters
When checking inside my horizontal top bar hive the other day I found this, an empty comb. Not sure what was going on, I showed the comb to my neighbor, an experienced beekeeper. In his opinion, this showed that the bees seemed to be chowing down on their own honey,...
