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January 24, 2021 Although the overall temperature has been mild, and I've seen some small amounts of bees outside once in a while, the...

November & December It is the perfect time of the year to do outside chores. Nice and cool and no bugs. Wood cutting and stacking,...

October 9, 2020 Fed the bees !!!! Topped the level to 15 liters. October 7 Checked the feed level : a little over the 10 liter line....

September 29, 2020 Richard sent me pictures of the bearding covering the entrance again. During my lunch break, I was able to speak to...

September 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...

Sept 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...

September 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...

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...

September 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...

September 12, 2020 Yesterday afternoon I received a call back from Manolo, from the Miellerie. I cannot get over how patient and friendly...

September 7, 2020 Today I treated myself - and the bees - to a last thorough inspection of the season and applied the varroa strips...

August 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....

August 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...

Aug 1, 2020 Richard picked up my order in Sherbrooke and assembled the frames as well as the medium and replacement brrod boxes. With...

July 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...

July 18, 2020 Our neighbour Hubert Chanon came over after luch today, to accompany me during my inspection. Inviting him to see my hive...

July 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...

July 10, 2020 Forecast of rain and clouds for the next few days, still within very high temperatures. The feeder still has lots of...

July 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...

June 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...