We have been beekeepers for over nine years. In our trials and errors, we have learned how to be a beekeeper. We are not perfect by any means, but there are things to consider when you want to start beekeeping. Our beekeeping advice is based on the climate in Michigan, so your climate may be […]
how to prepare honey bees for winter
Preparing your honey bees for winter should be easy. If it is their first year in your hive, you should not have removed any honey. The first year of honey bee ownership is crucial. All the honey the bees make the first year, they eat to survive during the winter. They are spending a lot […]
Michigan Honey Festival: the place to BEE
Michigan Honey Festival Michigan Honey Festival is not just for bee keepers. It’s for people who like nature, love gardening, enjoy honey and are looking for something fun to do. It has something for the entire family to visit with exhibits/vendors, hands on activities and items to purchase made of wax, honey and flowers (just […]
Bee Keeping: our journey to bee survival
Bee survival We have not been very successful bee keepers. We have had poor bee survival. The first winter, our bees did not survive the winter here in Michigan. The second winter, no bees survived the winter. The third winter, 1 of 3 hives survived the winter. Packages vs Nucs We have bought packages in […]
life with honey bees
life with honey bees My husband is a beekeeper. We have not had luck with our bees. They did not survive over the winter. This happens sometimes for various reasons (not having enough honey for the winter or how harsh the winter or the type of bees you have for the climate) This year […]
Bee Keeping: Swarming Doesn’t Happen in the First Year, yeah right!
A few days ago I told you how we became bee keepers in May (to approximately 6,000 bees, we bought 6 lbs). With the bee’s becoming more active, and making their honey and more bees (bee babies!), they are keeping us on our toes. Saturday or Sunday, we had one of the hives swarm. That […]
Bee Keeper Am I
Add bee keeper, keeper of the bees and queen bee – ruler of the honey comb to the things that I now do. Well, I should be honest, I do this through my husband. He decided (and I agreed), we should get bees. The kids eat a ton of honey and from what we have […]
