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Record keeping

Posted on June 24, 2013 by BrandyJune 24, 2013
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It’s nectar flow! We’re in the middle of blackberry season. Today was the annual record-the-queen-lines day. Ariadne Apiary started with two Italian packages in 2011. We added a Puyallup survivor swarm that year. In 2012 we put in two packages … Continue reading →

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Where’s the queen?

Posted on August 21, 2012 by BrandyAugust 21, 2012
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Last month Ted and I bought a queen from a line of Vermont survivors (surviving winter and disease). She was mated and was laying very well in her nuc. On July 27 we released this queen into our weakest hive, … Continue reading →

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2012 goals

Posted on July 30, 2012 by BrandyJuly 28, 2012
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This is only our second year in beekeeping. We started with the Backyard Hives DVD on being a bee guardian. We read all the books we could get our hands on about beekeeping in general and natural beekeeping in particular. … Continue reading →

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