SR Foxley
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I do want to say though: Work is ongoing to deter the varroa mite problem. While curing AFB is huge, it's only one of around 20 viral diseases the mites spread, and the mites themselves are devastating enough that they are capable of destroying a colony without the help of viruses.
May 28, 2024 at 7:12 PM
I do want to say though: Work is ongoing to deter the varroa mite problem. While curing AFB is huge, it's only one of around 20 viral diseases the mites spread, and the mites themselves are devastating enough that they are capable of destroying a colony without the help of viruses.
This is great news! As a beekeeper, we always dread finding AFB in any of our hives, because right now the only long-term "cure" is to euthanize the bees and burn the hive boxes.
May 28, 2024 at 7:08 PM
This is great news! As a beekeeper, we always dread finding AFB in any of our hives, because right now the only long-term "cure" is to euthanize the bees and burn the hive boxes.
Yeah, sometimes my brain thinks the only two languages that exist are English and Not-English. And if someone talks to me in English with a thick accent, it wants to reapond in Not-English. In New Zealand at the moment: "Cheers, Mate." "Buen día für dich auch, merci!"
January 31, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Yeah, sometimes my brain thinks the only two languages that exist are English and Not-English. And if someone talks to me in English with a thick accent, it wants to reapond in Not-English. In New Zealand at the moment: "Cheers, Mate." "Buen día für dich auch, merci!"
It really is! (For display, it should have been rotated 90 degrees clockwise, but wouldn't fit in the cabinet otherwise.) Tash managed to snap this photo during a hive inspection in June. We got around 6 gallons of honey off this one hive this year!
September 8, 2023 at 4:51 PM
It really is! (For display, it should have been rotated 90 degrees clockwise, but wouldn't fit in the cabinet otherwise.) Tash managed to snap this photo during a hive inspection in June. We got around 6 gallons of honey off this one hive this year!
In fact, we had the highest score of all the beeswax entries with a near-perfect 99/100 rating (we lost 1 point on "creativity"; funny because the rules for the category literally require you to submit a single block of beeswax). Anyway, I think that means we won "Best in Category: Beeswax" ?
September 8, 2023 at 6:50 AM
In fact, we had the highest score of all the beeswax entries with a near-perfect 99/100 rating (we lost 1 point on "creativity"; funny because the rules for the category literally require you to submit a single block of beeswax). Anyway, I think that means we won "Best in Category: Beeswax" ?
Also, we got a chance to have a closer look at the competiton results and it looks like Tash's photograph of our "Tamera Hive" queen (titled "Long May She Reign") got second place in the beekeeping art category, and our beeswax block got first place in the beeswax category.
September 8, 2023 at 6:47 AM
Also, we got a chance to have a closer look at the competiton results and it looks like Tash's photograph of our "Tamera Hive" queen (titled "Long May She Reign") got second place in the beekeeping art category, and our beeswax block got first place in the beeswax category.
Message received! And I miss you both, too!
September 7, 2023 at 5:05 PM
Message received! And I miss you both, too!
Have you tried pouring boiling water down your drains? Sometimes they lay eggs in there and boiling water will kill them.
September 3, 2023 at 6:57 AM
Have you tried pouring boiling water down your drains? Sometimes they lay eggs in there and boiling water will kill them.
Oh, no! I'm so sorry!
August 29, 2023 at 8:41 AM
Oh, no! I'm so sorry!
You haven't even painted them yet and they already look awesome!
August 27, 2023 at 1:20 AM
You haven't even painted them yet and they already look awesome!
This is how much we got from three hives so far, two of which are crazy strong this year. It also helps that we had just the right conditions this year for a couple strong nectar flows in our area. And we may actually end up with another harvest next week!
August 14, 2023 at 6:24 AM
This is how much we got from three hives so far, two of which are crazy strong this year. It also helps that we had just the right conditions this year for a couple strong nectar flows in our area. And we may actually end up with another harvest next week!