My honeybees are now gathering beautiful blue pollen from Siberian Squill flowers. I first noticed this stunning steel-blue colored pollen during my hive inspection on March 22, 2012. Honeybee after foraging honeybee was carrying full baskets of bright blue pollen and it was magnificent. The blue pollen comes from an […]
Feeding bees
The Bees Are Enjoying Their New Candy Board
It’s almost one month later and the bees are still well fed. It’s January, but the temperature is above 50 degrees F today, a perfect opportunity to check on my bees and the state of the candy board. The bees are out and about enjoying the warm weather. Lifting the […]
So Many Bees, So Little Honey
There are layers and layers of bees on every frame, but where is all the honey? Those thoughts keep popping through my head as I dump another empty 50 lb bag of sugar in the trash. I know we’ve had our problems, but come on girls, I thought you were […]