The B Word

-Honey bee
-Apis mellifera
-The most important creature on the planet 🐝

The B Word journals my adventure in backyard beekeeping, starting as an absolute newbee to who knows where…

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Is this even worth it!?
Is this even worth it!?

On inspection day, I start out all excited and end by seriously asking myself if keeping bees is worth all this. Yes, really. I’m suited up from head to toe…

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That's what you get!
That's what you get!

Last time, I told you that the girls still weren’t building comb in the honey super and that I’d have to figure out what to do about that. It didn’t take much…

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No news is good news
No news is good news

My apologies for not blogging in a month, but as the saying goes, no news is good news. Aside from being distracted by the new chicken coop, it has either been…

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Is this even worth it!?
Is this even worth it!?

On inspection day, I start out all excited and end by seriously asking myself if keeping bees is worth all this. Yes, really. I’m suited up from head to toe…

Read more →
That's what you get!
That's what you get!

Last time, I told you that the girls still weren’t building comb in the honey super and that I’d have to figure out what to do about that. It didn’t take much…

Read more →
No news is good news
No news is good news

My apologies for not blogging in a month, but as the saying goes, no news is good news. Aside from being distracted by the new chicken coop, it has either been…

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Trying that two hives thing again
Trying that two hives thing again

Four weeks ago, I combined my two hives into one. I was hasty. I did it without a whole lot of prep or knowledge. And was worried that I had made a big mistake…

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Two hives was a bust
Two hives was a bust

What a difference four days can make. Today while sitting on the bench by the hives, I noticed almost no activity around hive 1. Hive 2 is…

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The Diva and The Queen
The Diva and The Queen

Three weeks ago, I told you about the drama with hive #1. It had swarmed and was queenless, so I gave them a frame from hive #2 who already has a queen. That frame also had…

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Two hives: two different kinds of drama.
Two hives: two different kinds of drama.

It’s been almost exactly one month since I split my hive to make two. And a lot has happened since then. For the humans, the coronavirus outbreak. Social distancing…

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Bee college brain leakage
Bee college brain leakage

Ok, I couldn't just NOT tell you some of the things I learned. I HAVE TO TELL SOMEBODY. IT'S SO NEAT! And I already told my husband once if not twice and I don't think he wants to hear it all yet again…

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I wanna be a Bee Nerd!
I wanna be a Bee Nerd!

Over the last two days, I have been in Gainesville Florida, attending their Spring Bee College. It's an intensive two day event of all sorts of bee classes hosted by University of Florida's Institute…

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Two From One
Two From One

Springtime is swarm season! My colony is healthy and growing with lots of eggs, brood and drones. Charmaine is still going strong. She’s been our queen for 4 months now! While I’d love to just let the…

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It's Groundhog Day!
It's Groundhog Day!

Happy Groundhog Day! Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow today, predicting an early Spring. Thanks Phil, but truth be told, my bees knew this weeks ago. They have been…

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Guess what?
Guess what?

I checked the bugs last weekend, but didn't blog about it. Everything was good. Really good. When in installed our new queen Charmaine, I also started mite treatment. I treated…

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Disclaimer

I am a new beekeeper in North Florida. I got my very first bees on 8/4/19. This is my beekeeping blog to document my personal journey and although I try my best to be correct, I do not guarantee the accuracy of any information provided here.