It's an overcast Friday here in SWVA, but my heart is happy and sunny! I placed an order for a package of bees earlier this month and they arrived this morning! It was a weird experience. I sent a check, I had a few emails, and then I received a call last evening to be… Continue reading New-bees!!

So it's been a while since I last posted. Since February to be exact. So here's a little catch-up post... February saw snow and cold temperatures. I lost a hive and harvested some honey from that loss. This was to keep the honey from being wasted while also keeping potential insects like small hive beetles… Continue reading Winter re-cap

It's March, ya'll! That means we are inching our way towards spring and I cannot wait. This weekend was BEE-utiful in Southwest VA. The kiddo and I played golf, we did some outside clean-up from the winter, and I moved my hive box around. I checked the upper box earlier in the week and was… Continue reading One Overwintered Hive