BlogHide Resteemspinecityapiary (25)in mowing • 6 years agoTime to Mow!Just me mowing the back yard. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFSpinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 6 years agoStealin honey from hive whiteHive White took off like gangbusters! But, since then she swarmed and they have not yet been able to requeen themselves. So today, we check to see if they do have a queen, and maybe steal some of…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoFeeding all these GIRLS!These girls want nectar, but they will take all the sugar they can get! Facebook: Follow me on Instagram: Tweet me at: (@PineCityApiary) Patreon: Google+: ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFSpinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoA Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring - Keeping Busy with the BeesApril 29, 2018 It’s been over a week since I last wrote my blog. The weather finally broke, and I had things to do! I have been feeding the bees every other day, and adding to the 5 gal pail…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoA Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring! 2 entire days...in a row...A Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring April 20, 2018 Another glorious day. Sunny and 54°. Today, I took the outside of the hive feeder out and filled it for the girls to snack on. While filling…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoA Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring - It's Sprung!!April 19, 2018 Spring has sprung! T-shirt weather today, 50° ! The girls were out flying and doing the things that bees do. Well, most of them were. I went out today to check sugar syrup, to…pinecityapiary (25)in gettingoldsucks • 7 years agoProject RESCUE CaneGetting old sucks! My quick trip to retrieve my cane that I left at the local Ace Hardware store. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFSpinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoA Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring - It felt like spring today!A Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring April 17, 2018 Just a short update today. The weather got all the way up to about 42° F today, and it was nice and sunny. I checked out the window often, and…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoOutside the Hive Bee FeederI show you how you can take a 5 gal pail, and convert it to an outside of the hive bee feeder. In the summer time, you can use it to provide water to the bees in areas where water is not close…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoA Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring, sorta spring, well, not really spring...April 16, 2018 Winter storm is done. I hope! We did not get all of the snow that they threatened us with, but we got a fair amount. The wind was howling! I peeked out the window this morning…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoA Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring (maybe I should change back to winter?)April 15, 2018 Springtime in Minnesota. That’s what the calendar says. This year though, winter is hanging on tough. While we did not get all the snow that many places just south of us did, we…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoSugar Syrup - A Minnesota Beekeeper in "Spring?"A Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring April 12, 2018 I checked the hives to see if they need any more sugar syrup. All 3 hives were fine. I did mix up a new batch of Healthy Bee Healthy, as well as…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoHiving the Bees during a snowfall - A Minnesota Beekeeper in SpringApril 11, 2018 Yesterday, I hived the last package of bees into the Langstroth hive. Earlier I had a first of hiving bees while snow was still on the ground. Today, I had the first of hiving…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoA Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring. Hiving bees in the snowA Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring April 10, 2018 Yesterday, I did something that I had never done previously. I hived bees while there was still snow on the ground. We picked up the bees on…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoA Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring (is this really spring?)A Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring April 8, 2018 We went down to visit my father on Friday. Nice discussion about bees and beekeeping. He is reducing the PH level in his sugar syrup by using…pinecityapiary (25)in snowstorm • 7 years agoSpringtime in Minnesota?A Minnesota Beekeeper in Spring March 31, 2018 With the pickup day for the bees fast approaching (7 more days) you would think that the spring would be here in all of its glory. Not in…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoA Minnesota Beekeeper in Winter - Spring is just around the corner.A Minnesota Beekeeper in Winter March 18, 2018 I spoke with my father yesterday. He said that he lost most of his hives this winter. Only has 4 left (out of 30). Those 4 are weak, and may not…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoDead Hive Walking ... A Minnesota Beekeeper in WinterA Minnesota Beekeeper in Winter March 17, 2018 48° today, so I thought I might just see where we are with Hive Stripe. My conclusion… Hive Stripe is a “Dead Hive Walking”. The cluster is very…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoA Minnesota Beekeeper in Winter -Robins arrivedMarch 15, 2018 45° Yesterday. It was glorious. Opened the windows to help air out the house, and heard Robins. Couldn’t see any yet, but they were close. Will have to start paying attention…pinecityapiary (25)in beekeeping • 7 years agoMinnesota Beekeeper in Winter - Where is the Spring?A Minnesota Beekeeper in Winter March 14, 2018 Three weeks. Three weeks until the bees arrive. So much to do in that time. I have already told most of what needs to be done, and will probably…
