Kathryn Allard21 mars 20212 MinBee Adventures - A New YearJanuary 24, 2021 Although the overall temperature has been mild, and I've seen some small amounts of bees outside once in a while, the...
Kathryn Allard17 mars 20211 MinBee Adventures - No time to restNovember & December It is the perfect time of the year to do outside chores. Nice and cool and no bugs. Wood cutting and stacking,...
Kathryn Allard13 mars 20212 MinBee Adventures - The colder partOctober 9, 2020 Fed the bees !!!! Topped the level to 15 liters. October 7 Checked the feed level : a little over the 10 liter line....
Kathryn Allard5 mars 20211 MinBee Adventures - Part 18September 29, 2020 Richard sent me pictures of the bearding covering the entrance again. During my lunch break, I was able to speak to...
Kathryn Allard2 mars 20212 MinBee Adventures - Part 17September 28, 2020 I sent an email to the Miellerie, for some insight. This bearding is worrying me a little. I'm not sure if it's...
Kathryn Allard24 févr. 20211 MinBee Adventures - Part 16Sept 22 Fed the bees !!!! 24 cups of sugar, 12 cups of water Sept 23 Fed the bees !!!! 20 cups of sugar, 10 cups of water Sept 26...
Kathryn Allard21 févr. 20212 MinBee Adventures - Part 15September 21, 2020 Nice mild day, although nights are average -2. Mornings are cold and slow to be warmed by any sun. At noon, I lifted...
Kathryn Allard14 févr. 20212 MinBee adventures - Part 14 (skipping 13)September 16, 2020 When I checked at noon, the syrup level was at the 5 litre line, meaning they drank about 10 liters in 36 hours! This...
Kathryn Allard7 févr. 20212 MinBee Adventures - Part 12September 13, 2020 Drove to Sherbrooke - AGAIN - to stock up on sugar. LOTS of sugar! With the 2:1 ratio, we’ll need tons of suger for...
Kathryn Allard31 janv. 20213 MinBee Adventures - Part 11September 12, 2020 Yesterday afternoon I received a call back from Manolo, from the Miellerie. I cannot get over how patient and friendly...
Kathryn Allard24 janv. 20212 MinBee Adventures - Part 10September 7, 2020 Today I treated myself - and the bees - to a last thorough inspection of the season and applied the varroa strips...
Kathryn Allard8 nov. 20202 MinBee Adventures - Part 9August 17, 2020 The honey super shows signs of comb bulding, on two frames, of about 3 square inches, in a round surface in the middle....
Kathryn Allard4 nov. 20202 MinBee Adventures - Part 8August 11, 2020 End of day, after dinner. 18 days have gone by since my last full inspection. Doing them at the end of the day is not...
Kathryn Allard23 sept. 20203 MinBee Adventures - Part 7 ¼Aug 1, 2020 Richard picked up my order in Sherbrooke and assembled the frames as well as the medium and replacement brrod boxes. With...
Kathryn Allard19 sept. 20203 MinBee Adventures - Part 7July 24, 2020 I noticed two orange specs (balls of pollen, maybe) on the varroa tray, and it made me think that a treatment will need to...
Kathryn Allard8 sept. 20202 MinBee Adventures - Part 6July 18, 2020 Our neighbour Hubert Chanon came over after luch today, to accompany me during my inspection. Inviting him to see my hive...
Kathryn Allard4 août 20202 MinBee Adventures - Part 5July 11 I searched the web and read all kinds of posts about burr comb and cross comb until late last night. The cross comb can be cut...
Kathryn Allard31 juil. 20204 MinBee Adventures - Part 4July 10, 2020 Forecast of rain and clouds for the next few days, still within very high temperatures. The feeder still has lots of...
Kathryn Allard27 juil. 20204 MinBee Adventures - Part 3 1/2July 1, 2020 The past 5 days have been unusually hot. Seems the Farmer's Almanac predictions for 2020 were right on track, so far. But...
Kathryn Allard24 juil. 20202 MinBee Adventures - Part 3 1/8June 16 2020 One week and a day has passed since I received my nuc. It’s highly recommended to leave them alone for a week or so after...