KevWiat
@kevwiat.bsky.social
Journalist and beekeeper, not necessarily in that order.
There are four lights.
There are four lights.
IMO, sassafrass is overlooked when it comes to fall foliage. It's my favorite.
October 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
IMO, sassafrass is overlooked when it comes to fall foliage. It's my favorite.
Major attempted robbery happening to one of my hives today. They didn't get in, but it wasn't for a lack of trying.
September 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Major attempted robbery happening to one of my hives today. They didn't get in, but it wasn't for a lack of trying.
Came home from picking up a small, late-season swarm and discovered this swarm hanging out on a black cherry branch over the bee yard. Free bees!
September 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Came home from picking up a small, late-season swarm and discovered this swarm hanging out on a black cherry branch over the bee yard. Free bees!
Foraging on the garlic chives.
September 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Foraging on the garlic chives.
A beautiful frame of capped honey ready for processing.
July 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A beautiful frame of capped honey ready for processing.
Shout out to native pollinators, such as this tiny green sweat bee foraging on the dill blooming in my garden.
July 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Shout out to native pollinators, such as this tiny green sweat bee foraging on the dill blooming in my garden.
Hummingbird hawk moth in the pollinator garden this morning.
July 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Hummingbird hawk moth in the pollinator garden this morning.
Prepped and ready for Sunday's market.
June 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Prepped and ready for Sunday's market.
Fun fact: 20 million barrels of oil pass through the 2-mile-wide shipping channel of the 21-mile-wide Strait of Hormuz. That's Iran wrapped around the top part of the Strait. Nothing to worry about, I'm sure. BTW, how much have oil futures jumped already?
June 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Fun fact: 20 million barrels of oil pass through the 2-mile-wide shipping channel of the 21-mile-wide Strait of Hormuz. That's Iran wrapped around the top part of the Strait. Nothing to worry about, I'm sure. BTW, how much have oil futures jumped already?
Back yard visitor this afternoon.
June 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Back yard visitor this afternoon.
Testing logos for this year's honey label. Which works best?
June 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Testing logos for this year's honey label. Which works best?
I finally did a decent job of marking my newest queen. Isn't she lovely?
June 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I finally did a decent job of marking my newest queen. Isn't she lovely?
First honey extraction of the year.
June 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
First honey extraction of the year.
Inside these peanut-looking cells, two new queen bees are maturing. The first to emerge will shiv the second and take charge of the hive. Because #therecanbeonlyone.
May 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Inside these peanut-looking cells, two new queen bees are maturing. The first to emerge will shiv the second and take charge of the hive. Because #therecanbeonlyone.
May 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
AccuWeather gets its data in part from NWS, of course, among other *government* sources and feeds it into its blackbox AI. It does not *collect* data, merely parasitizes those who do. So, the perfect tech bro/Doge business model.
From Quora:
From Quora:
May 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
AccuWeather gets its data in part from NWS, of course, among other *government* sources and feeds it into its blackbox AI. It does not *collect* data, merely parasitizes those who do. So, the perfect tech bro/Doge business model.
From Quora:
From Quora:
Major swarm has set up under my Yellow hive, which is also ready to make its own swarm. I wanted to catch a swarm, but I should have been more careful about what I was wishing for.
April 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Major swarm has set up under my Yellow hive, which is also ready to make its own swarm. I wanted to catch a swarm, but I should have been more careful about what I was wishing for.
Third new hive in three weeks. Thanks, swarm season.
April 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Third new hive in three weeks. Thanks, swarm season.
Shenandoah Valley on Wednesday morning. Who turned off Spring?
April 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Shenandoah Valley on Wednesday morning. Who turned off Spring?
Maybe this an indication of my general mood, but everytime I see this little graph symbol, I think it is flipping me the bird.
March 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Maybe this an indication of my general mood, but everytime I see this little graph symbol, I think it is flipping me the bird.