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20/03/2022

Feeding pollen patties in a top-bar hive can be a challenge. Ideally, the pollen patty should be placed above the broodnest so the nurse bees can readily access it. In a hive where the comb is attached directly to the bar feeding in this manner is not possible. The Safe-Passage Comb Guide however creates a passage directly below the top-bar that runs the entire length of the comb, a perfect place to insert pollen patties.

25/02/2022

Okay, so I missed Valentines Day but it's never too late for a good photo of kissing.

20/02/2022

I gave a talk on Dead-outs recently, how to assess and avoid them. Now I am getting calls from people wanting to know if I would like to look at their failed colonies. 🤪 (view the talk here https://youtu.be/4gIhvtl1MWo)

13/02/2022

While it's wonderful to celebrate successes, it's equally important to learn from failures 😢.
Note the cow cameo at the end of this video 😊

12/02/2022

I installed candy-bars in the colonies today to help ensure they have food for the upcoming cold snap.

06/02/2022

Woohoo, Winter Aconite! Finally the bees will have something to forage on once it gets warm enough to fly.

30/01/2022

You can't safely open a in freezing temps without risking breaking comb. Here's my alternative inspection method.

19/01/2022

Memories of spring. A great example from the nursery with worker brood on the left and drone brood on the right with a nice band of honey up top. Beautiful sight in a .

17/01/2022

My new entrance designs (bottom row) are making me smile. The top hives are my usual ones, based on Wyatt Mangum's design, I am liking the lower ones though. No need to screen the mice out in the winter and they look like faces. Kinda fun.

16/01/2022

I added back doors to my top bar hives hive this summer so I could see how the comb was being drawn without having to disturb the bars.

15/01/2022

Cutting out Safe-passage Comb Guides takes only 30 seconds here but in real time it takes 15 minutes. Time to get ready for spring and .

08/08/2021

I went to inspect one of my top-bar hives today and found this mouse nursing her babies. The inspection will have to wait for a few more days.

18/07/2021

Beautiful comb but those two open queen cells aren't what I was hoping for. My best breeder queen is somewhere in the trees now. On the upside, I now have a beautiful young Queen in this colony.

03/07/2021

Wrens. Not what I was expecting when I went to grab another brood box for my beehive. So cute.

30/06/2021

This past Sunday I gave a talk on bees and beekeeping at the Mary DeChapman trail as part of the Purcellville Parks and Recreation nature walk series. I brought top-bar, Langstroth, and Slovenian hives. It was a fantastic group with such good questions. Looking forward to doing it again sometime.

15/06/2021

Beautiful, straight, newly drawn comb.

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While it's wonderful to celebrate successes, it's equally important to learn from failures 😢. Note the cow cameo at the end of this video 😊 #beekeeper #topbarhive

You can't safely open a #topbarhive in freezing temps without risking breaking comb. Here's my alternative #beehive inspection method. #savethebees

Top bar hive with a hinged back door

I added back doors to my top bar hives hive this summer so I could see how the comb was being drawn without having to disturb the bars. #topbarhive

Cutting out Safe-passage Comb Guides takes only 30 seconds here but in real time it takes 15 minutes. Time to get ready for spring and #topbarbeekeeping .

The Winter "Breath" Bee Inspection

When it's cold outside and you want to know if your bees are alive but don't want to open the colony, the winter "breath" inspection can help. Of course be ready to pull your face away or wear a veil so you get a face full of bees in the event they are right near the entrance you blow into.

Happy Bees Snuggled-in for the Winter

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