Queen Chronicles Part 5
I’m really ready for this chronicle to come to an end! I’m ready to get back to a nice and easy time with the girls. But that is not...
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Melissa
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
Queen Chronicles Part 4
I’m truly blessed to be able to reach out to people for help. And for the most part, a lot of people want to help! And I’m grateful...
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Melissa
- Aug 23, 2021
- 3 min
Queen Chronicles Part 3
I’m once again a little behind on posting. I won’t bore you with excuses and reasons but I will apologize. This balancing game is...
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Melissa
- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
The Final Tally Is In….
Ladies and gentleman, the honey has made it’s way into the bottles and the final tally is in…. 137 POUNDS OF HONEY! Yes, you read that...
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Melissa
- Aug 5, 2021
- 2 min
Honey Overload
- ”You will not have enough extra honey to harvest your first year.” - “Just know that the first year the bees are so busy building up...
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Melissa
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
Passing the Torch
I was dreading going back in for the inspection once we got home from vacation. I imagined all the worst case scenarios (which I’ll be...
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Melissa
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
Farewell to the Queen
First, I’m so sorry it’s been so long between posts! After the frustrating inspection when we saw the queen fly off I lost track of the...
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Melissa
- Jul 19, 2021
- 2 min
The Highs and Lows
As with anything I know there will always be highs and lows. It’s just the way of the world. I’ve been fairly lucky in this venture to...
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Melissa
- Jul 8, 2021
- 1 min
Oh Honey, Honey
WE HAVE HONEY FOR SALE! Can I tell you how freaking excited I am to post this?! Everything we have read and heard was that we should not...
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Melissa
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday: Hydration
As with any living creature bees need water to survive. When I registered my hives it is even required that we provide a water source...
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Melissa
- Jun 30, 2021
- 1 min
Enjoying the Beauty
One of the greatest benefits of doing what I do is being able to enjoy the beauty that surrounds us. As plants come in and out of bloom...
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Melissa
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
Growing Up
Things have been a whirlwind since my last post. With the addition of Hive 4, a booming garden and then a small vacation I appeared to...
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Melissa
- Jun 14, 2021
- 3 min
We’ve Expanded Again
The whole purpose of purchasing the extra equipment lately was to build up to adding another hive or two. I didn’t know if I’d be ready...
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Melissa
- Jun 11, 2021
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday: Honey
As we get ready to do our first harvest (yay!) I thought it would be fun to share a few fun facts about honey :) 1. Honey is the only...
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Melissa
- Jun 7, 2021
- 3 min
You will get stung….
Let me start by saying I never had a second thought that I would be able to avoid getting stung. But after watching multiple YouTube...
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Melissa
- May 27, 2021
- 2 min
Is this a daycare?!
That's what my yard is starting to look like but I'm not arguing. In order to help protect the hives from the weather and sun we decided...
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Melissa
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday - Bees Eyesight
I've watched a lot of bees as of late. I could tell you all day long that they have two large compound eyes on the side of their head....
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Melissa
- May 14, 2021
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday - Pollinator Friendly Gardens
Even before we decided to get the bees we had always looked for plants with the tags "Pollinator Friendly". We had always looked...
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Melissa
- May 10, 2021
- 1 min
Inspection Day
I love, love, love inspection days! There is something overly terrifying and exciting about getting that look into the inner workings of...
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