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Bee report for July 23rd. The honey flow is in full force and the bees are spending all day socking away as much honey as they can. This year has already out performed last year for me. Hive #1 is the strongest this year with 2 full honey supers already and probably another [...] The bees arrived 2 days ago, but it has been too cold and wet to risk putting them in the new hive so they have been staying in our laundry room. Well, the weather broke earlier this morning and the entire family was able to go out to the new bee yard and [...] When I feel that chill, smell that fresh cut grass I’m back in my helmet, cleats and shoulder pads Standing in the huddle listening to the call Fans going crazy for the boys of fall The Boys of Fall by Kenny Chesney Fall is my absolute favorite time of [...] So last week I went out to the bee yard to check the progress of my hive not intending to harvest any honey yet. But once I got there the bees had nearly filled the 5th super on the hive (bottom two are for brood/pollen the middle one is a mix of honey/brood/pollen [...] Chris Saad of Honey Trails and I spent 2 and 1/2 hours today with the folks behind Pushing the Envelope Farm. Essentially what they have is 13 to 14 acres of property that is adjacent to the Continental Envelope factory in Geneva, IL. Actually, the owners of Continental Envelope, and their family [...] |
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