Author: Cheryl

Checking on and removing the Russian queen’s cage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUzfc2dMmik Found and removed the cage that briefly contained the Russian queen bee

Ducks Wagging Their Tails in the Bathtub

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tMd_WaYJT8 They seem to wag their tails from excitement and/or happiness. It sure is cute…

Deploying the Russian Bees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_sdsAqk8UA Added the Russian bees to their new hive home. They even have their own…

February 2024 Bee Update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRXom7qx7GY Sadly, our remaining hive did not survive the winter. Many of the bees had…

We Have 6 Ducklings!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_L5_KhrlE

2023 Fall Beehive Update

We applied our fall (honey friendly) varroa mite treatment and began giving them 2 cups…

Coming Home To Friendly Chickens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfo3hThPaDk The Chickens Were Happy To See Me Until They Discovered That I Didn't Have…

Worker Bees Moving Eggs Into The Flow Hive Frames

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSsHXLQwEKQ Most of the brood frames below are from a colony that did not survive…

Found evidence of my queen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es2imGrM0vo My queen bee acts like a princess!