Канал: Garrison Apiaries.

One of the last almost 70 days. Orientation flights, Bathroom flights.

One of the last almost 70 days. Orientation flights, Bathroom flights.

Winter preparations.

Winter preparations.

Uncut and raw at Garrison Apiaries.

Uncut and raw at Garrison Apiaries.

September 23. Just a look at the girls, and 1 boy.

September 23. Just a look at the girls, and 1 boy.

Warre being robbed out.

Warre being robbed out.

Pulling my last honey.

Pulling my last honey.

Just a little sweetness from my Warre Hive.

Just a little sweetness from my Warre Hive.

As local as it gets.

As local as it gets.

Pacific Northwest Queen Rearing Apiary. Grafting on Saturday.

Pacific Northwest Queen Rearing Apiary. Grafting on Saturday.

Pulling Honey Supers.

Pulling Honey Supers.

The Girls are Hot.

The Girls are Hot.

Cooling off at the beach.

Cooling off at the beach.

Out in the office this morning, delivering two colonies to their new home.

Out in the office this morning, delivering two colonies to their new home.

Addling supers and a pollen trap.

Addling supers and a pollen trap.

I may be a beekeeper but my wife is the Master Gardener

I may be a beekeeper but my wife is the Master Gardener

Pacific Northwest Queen Rearing Club Apiary.

Pacific Northwest Queen Rearing Club Apiary.

Mating NUCs and a different prospective of the apiary.

Mating NUCs and a different prospective of the apiary.

Rise and shine and give God the glory. Svetlana’s gardens.

Rise and shine and give God the glory. Svetlana’s gardens.

April 10th Swarm.

April 10th Swarm.

April 9th. Here come the girls.

April 9th. Here come the girls.

April 10th Swarm.

April 10th Swarm.

April 30th. Rainy and cold days but the girls are flying.

April 30th. Rainy and cold days but the girls are flying.

Friday April 19th. Bees in 9 trying to swarm.

Friday April 19th. Bees in 9 trying to swarm.

In the yard April 13th 2024.

In the yard April 13th 2024.

Tuesday April 9th. Queens arrived.

Tuesday April 9th. Queens arrived.

Cleaning up the yard today. Girls progress. March 29th.

Cleaning up the yard today. Girls progress. March 29th.

Pallet for the four, five frame nuc.

Pallet for the four, five frame nuc.

Spring splits. March 19th.

Spring splits. March 19th.

Spent part of the evening smoking in the boys room, smoking bee boxes that is.

Spent part of the evening smoking in the boys room, smoking bee boxes that is.

Spring Cleaning.

Spring Cleaning.

Monday February 19th. Beautiful afternoon.

Monday February 19th. Beautiful afternoon.

Today’s clean up. Yes bad angle.

Today’s clean up. Yes bad angle.

Recap of today’s clean up.

Recap of today’s clean up.

February 1. Baby sitting the girls.

February 1. Baby sitting the girls.

January 29th Warm Day Inspections.

January 29th Warm Day Inspections.

January 24th, review.

January 24th, review.

12 out taking cleansing flights.

12 out taking cleansing flights.

Sunday November 26. 49*

Sunday November 26. 49*

OAV Treatment. 23 colonies in 32 minutes.

OAV Treatment. 23 colonies in 32 minutes.

Saturday October 28th. First freeze.

Saturday October 28th. First freeze.

Sunday October 22nd.

Sunday October 22nd.

insulation for the year.

insulation for the year.

Do strong colonies creat condensation if there is no upper entrance for airflow?

Do strong colonies creat condensation if there is no upper entrance for airflow?

Happy Thursday October 5th.

Happy Thursday October 5th.

Winter preparation. September 23, 2023

Winter preparation. September 23, 2023

It's Friday. September 22

It's Friday. September 22

Saturday morning in the back yard. Pollen coming in pockets full.

Saturday morning in the back yard. Pollen coming in pockets full.

Saturday September 2, 2023

Saturday September 2, 2023

🥵 HOT HONEY🍯

🥵 HOT HONEY🍯

Saturday Aug 19.

Saturday Aug 19.

Me processing a little honey.

Me processing a little honey.

Finishing up.

Finishing up.

Tools needed for honey extraction.

Tools needed for honey extraction.

106• Water water water.

106• Water water water.

Friday August 11. Things I've done this week.

Friday August 11. Things I've done this week.

August 7th Apiguard treatments.

August 7th Apiguard treatments.

July 26th. Virgin Queens placed and Queen Bank

July 26th. Virgin Queens placed and Queen Bank

A look at the Hive IQ.

A look at the Hive IQ.

HiveIQ

HiveIQ

Liquid Gold Smooth.

Liquid Gold Smooth.

PNQR Apiary

PNQR Apiary

Short of today's happenings.

Short of today's happenings.

Interviewing Jacob about bees and Bee Day.

Interviewing Jacob about bees and Bee Day.

Making my morning Bee Bread.

Making my morning Bee Bread.

Making splits with DC’s blessed bees.

Making splits with DC’s blessed bees.

June 13th. Making a starter finisher for grafting queens and other stuff.

June 13th. Making a starter finisher for grafting queens and other stuff.

Waxing foundation, cheese grate method.

Waxing foundation, cheese grate method.

June 12th Waxed medium frames. Added supers and checkerboard honey supers with new foundation.

June 12th Waxed medium frames. Added supers and checkerboard honey supers with new foundation.

Hive Inspections and Queen/Honey Excluders June 10th.

Hive Inspections and Queen/Honey Excluders June 10th.

June 9th Making a split and checking queens.

June 9th Making a split and checking queens.

June 7th New Queens

June 7th New Queens

I like to say thank you Jesus. He knows what I need and when I need it.

I like to say thank you Jesus. He knows what I need and when I need it.

Moving the strongest to strengthen the weak.

Moving the strongest to strengthen the weak.

Sunday May 28th.

Sunday May 28th.

Combining two NUC'S

Combining two NUC'S

May 24th. Todays adventures.

May 24th. Todays adventures.

Grafting 16 queens.

Grafting 16 queens.

What I did today and not how I did it.

What I did today and not how I did it.

A short of what I'm going to do.

A short of what I'm going to do.

Another swarm catch for DC's Blessed Bees

Another swarm catch for DC's Blessed Bees

Hanging out with David from DC's Blessed Bees.

Hanging out with David from DC's Blessed Bees.

Happy Bee day to DC's Blessed Bees. Warning. Never move bees during a thunderstorm.

Happy Bee day to DC's Blessed Bees. Warning. Never move bees during a thunderstorm.

Happy Mother's day from Svetlana, the girls and me.

Happy Mother's day from Svetlana, the girls and me.

I took a few stings on the last video. Today's what I did and not how I did it.

I took a few stings on the last video. Today's what I did and not how I did it.

Rise and shine and give God the glory.

Rise and shine and give God the glory.

May 9th

May 9th

short of the front yard.

short of the front yard.

5/2/2023 Todays Adventure

5/2/2023 Todays Adventure

Drinking Water.

Drinking Water.

collecting minerals from the dirt.

collecting minerals from the dirt.

orientation flights

orientation flights

April 30. How the girls are adapting to their new home.

April 30. How the girls are adapting to their new home.

4-29-2023 What I did today and not how I did it.

4-29-2023 What I did today and not how I did it.

Inspections for mites in drone brood.

Inspections for mites in drone brood.

Another look from a different perspective.

Another look from a different perspective.

Expanding the apiary.

Expanding the apiary.

Another day of what I did and not how I did it.

Another day of what I did and not how I did it.

Just another day in the apiary.

Just another day in the apiary.

March 11, 2023

March 11, 2023

March 11, 2023

March 11, 2023

March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

March 8, 2023

March 8, 2023

February 11

February 11

Bald Eagle and Bees.

Bald Eagle and Bees.

Bald Eagle and Bees

Bald Eagle and Bees

February 9, 2023

February 9, 2023

February 9th inspection

February 9th inspection

February 8, 2023

February 8, 2023

February 8, Sunny pushing 47•

February 8, Sunny pushing 47•

January 26, 2023

January 26, 2023

Sunday January 8th video diary.

Sunday January 8th video diary.

November 12, 2022

November 12, 2022

November 12, 2022

November 12, 2022

November 12, 2022

November 12, 2022

Thursday afternoon. 49*

Thursday afternoon. 49*

October 28, 2022

October 28, 2022

New Queens. Virgin or mated, well find out.

New Queens. Virgin or mated, well find out.

fly me to the moon

fly me to the moon