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Comment on There’s a Virgin Queen in My Pocket: A Photo Essay by caritrous

caritrous — Sat, 26 May 2012 10:35:26 +0000

Well I sure hope she finds herself a good orgy soon. I will have to check out Zia, survivor stock is always a good thing.

Comment on There’s a Virgin Queen in My Pocket: A Photo Essay by mistress beek

mistress beek — Sat, 26 May 2012 00:16:14 +0000

Howdy! Yeah, you’re right, I would have preferred a mated queen but none were easily available and I try to use “survivor bee” stock like that from Zia Queen Bee. So… fingers crossed, our girl gets herself mated ASAP.

Comment on There’s a Virgin Queen in My Pocket: A Photo Essay by caritrous

caritrous — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:02:17 +0000

Love your musings on beekeeping. Why a virgin queen and not one already mated? Do you worry your workers will start laying in the meantime.

Comment on The Existential Pleasures of Beekeeping by mistress beek

mistress beek — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:09:44 +0000

How beautiful for you. Sounds like you’re enjoying it fully.

Comment on The Existential Pleasures of Beekeeping by Fiona

Fiona — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:53:22 +0000

We go down to the girls every morning and evening and just watch them coming in and out, talking with one another, bringing back pollen. It’s mesmerizing! I’m less than a week in and I don’t think I could break it, even now. Our girls are amazing. I just hope we can learn everything we need to before anything untoward happens!

Thank you again!

Comment on The Existential Pleasures of Beekeeping by mistress beek

mistress beek — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:50:07 +0000

Hi Fiona, congrats on your first hive! And fair warning: beekeeping is a hard habit to break. Thanks for stopping by. Keep me posted on your progress.

Comment on The Existential Pleasures of Beekeeping by Fiona

Fiona — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:37:53 +0000

My partner and I got hives just last Sunday. And we’re in love already. I just discovered your blog and am having such pleasure reading through it. Thank you!

Comment on A Happy Birthday Bee Swarm by mistress beek

mistress beek — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:55:25 +0000

Oops! I see how my post was confusing — the swarm was actually there for just a couple hours, but I caught it and installed it in a hive that’s been empty for nearly a year. Just checked them this morning and the queen’s-a-laying, so good news for these girls!

Thanks for stopping by.

Comment on A Happy Birthday Bee Swarm by Donna Fletcher

Donna Fletcher — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:08:08 +0000

So this swarm hung in tree for a year?! We had a little debate going here recently as to how long a swarm would stay in a tree. How do they reproduce without comb to lay new eggs? AMAZING!

Comment on Honeybee source by pollen color by Kimberly Konkol

Kimberly Konkol — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:10:12 +0000

Thank you for sharing this link! This is our first year keeping honeybees and yesterday I saw them go into their hive with dark orange pollen on their legs and wondered what they were getting it from. We don’t have much blooming here yet in Minnesota. I was searching the internet to see what it might be and found your blog. Thank you again for sharing the link!