by goldenmarket | Oct 17, 2025 | Beekeeping, Blog
Top Feeder with Sugar Water So, today I decided to play the benevolent bee overlord and installed a top feeder on the hive. I figured the little buzzers could use a snack as autumn creeps in and the flowers fade into oblivion. I whipped up a 2:1 sugar water mixture...
by goldenmarket | Jul 27, 2025 | Beekeeping, Blog
Beehive Check Today we took a quick peek at the bees to make sure all was looking good. There were many bees up in the super box but they had not built any comb up there. Since we’re getting closer to winter and they’ve had several weeks to be working up...
by goldenmarket | Jul 7, 2025 | Beekeeping, Blog
In today’s inspection, I intended to check the lower brood box, but when I attempted to remove the top brood box, I found it to be quite heavy. My bees have been working hard. Concerned about potentially dropping the box, I opted not to inspect the lower brood...
by goldenmarket | Jun 22, 2025 | Beekeeping, Blog
Drone or Queen Cells? During today’s hive inspection, I began by checking the lower brood box to assess how they were doing there. I didn’t spend much time inspecting it. It didn’t appear that they built any new comb on the outside frames yet so I...
by goldenmarket | Jun 8, 2025 | Beekeeping, Blog
Cross Comb?? Today, I revisited the hive for a closer examination to determine if there were any signs of cross-combing. I removed the upper brood box to check the frames below. All the inner frames were pretty full with brood and the outer frames still had some room...
by goldenmarket | Jun 6, 2025 | Beekeeping, Blog
Add Second Brood Box Today I did another inspection. Added more sugar water with a little Honey Be Healthy added to it. Figured this would be the last time I feed them. Once again, I found burr comb at the top of the frames, which I removed. When I took out one of...
