“Little by little, one travels far” – J.R.R. Tolkien, English Writer and Academic   Second year into beekeeping, and I still find it hard to contain my excitement.  After the big install of bees into my three hives, I was...

 “What? They’re here?! But I haven’t even painted my new hive!” – Krista, Blog Writer/Minnesota Winter Survivor   Spring is finally here in the Land of Lakes and with it comes all the excitement of the outdoors minus the huge...

“But I always say, one’s a company, two’s a crowd, and three’s a party.” –Andy Warhol, American Artist   After breaking the sad news in my last post that I lost both my hives during the brutal winter, I vowed...

"It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” – Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft Corporation, Philanthropist, Humanitarian   Let me start out by apologizing for the blog silence for the past months. ...

 “Sugar, ah honey honey” –The Archies, Sugar Sugar (Lyrics) 1969   So, The Archies were a ways before my time (missed ‘em by about 2 decades), but a catchy song is a catchy song.  I won’t deny that the lyrics...

“The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest.” –Deepika Padukone, Indian Film Actress   One really can’t take full credit for a honey harvest.  I mean the bees do most of the work, I’m really just there to...

“Quit slackin’ and make stuff happen!” – Random Internet Quote I Identified With Summer has been speeding by and, boy, has it been a busy one!  Trying to fit in all the activities one can handle to take advantage of...

 “Look, that rabbit’s got a vicious streak a mile wide.  It’s a killer.” – Tim, Monty Python and The Holy Grail   I was once told an interesting comparison by a fellow beekeeper.  She mentioned that size-wise a varroa mite...

“I will do what queens do.  I will rule.” –Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones If the quote above or references to J.R.R. Tolkien and Star Wars in previous posts weren’t enough of an indication, I’m a nerd.  In my defense,...

“Though she be but little, she is fierce!” –William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream   As the term ‘busy bees’ implies, bees are not idle critters.  They truly are the creature that best embodies hard work and a bustling activity. ...

“Hello, girls!” –Krista, Blog Writer/Overly Excitable Beekeeper   I sometimes get the impression that beekeeping, for me anyways, is a huge lesson in patience.  This week was no different.  After the installation of my two bee packages, I found myself...

“May the roof above us never fall in and may we good companions beneath it never fall out.” –Irish Blessing   What better way than to welcome my bees to their new home than with a well said blessing!  I...

“I wasn’t going to eat it. I was just going to taste it.” –Winnie the Pooh, Fictional Bear & Honey Connoisseur   Winnie the Pooh was a childhood favorite of mine. A cute, chubby, happy bear that was content with...