by lboudreault | Oct 14, 2020 | Bee Buzz, Blog Posts |
In the last two months, I’ve noticed that the bees in the Freddy Mercury hive have become increasingly aggressive and defensive of their hive. The last two visits were particularly “hot”. At first I thought that high humidity or heat was causing them to be...
by lboudreault | Sep 24, 2020 | Bee Buzz, Blog Posts |
Becker bobcats have been visiting the bees for the past few weeks. Thank you donors for your generous support and helping out with the hive inspections. There has been a lot of activity over the summer. Bee robbing (by bees from other colonies) decimated the weaker...
by lboudreault | Aug 28, 2020 | Bee Buzz, Blog Posts |
Imagine a world without strawberries, watermelons, or chocolate. We rely on pollinators like butterflies, birds, and bees for the foods that we eat. Bees gather nectar to make honey and colorful pollen for later use. When bees and other pollinators gather nectar and...
by lboudreault | Jul 1, 2020 | Bee Buzz, Blog Posts |
It’s been a dramatic couple of weeks, and there has been lots of activity in the hives. I believe both hives have requeened themselves. During each inspection, I check to see if we have a queen. I look for eggs, larvae, and capped brood, as well as honey. Do you...
by lboudreault | May 25, 2020 | Bee Buzz, Blog Posts |
Great news! AISD has approved our site location for bees. This doesn’t actually mean anything right now, but it’s still exciting. We will transfer the bees to the new site once things settle down. A few things will need to happen to make the transfer...
by lboudreault | May 25, 2020 | Bee Buzz, Blog Posts |
This little lady landed on Joaquin, and he immediately recognized that it was Beemione. Our friend is a worker bees. Worker bees are hardworking ladies, and they serve many roles over the course of their short life spans. When she is young (3 to 12 days), as a nurse...
by lboudreault | May 22, 2020 | Bee Buzz, Blog Posts |
We have a winner of the name-a-queen raffle! Lavender Marsh won the queen naming raffle. Her choice for queen bee name is Freddy Mercury. Meet Queen Freddy Mercury. There she is, just right of center. Her body is longer than the workers around her and her stripes are...
by lboudreault | May 19, 2020 | Bee Buzz, Uncategorized |
Here is our list of named bees, just in case you can’t read them on our virtual hives. I am loving these names! Beemione Honey Potter Ron Beesley Elsa Creeper Pickles Frank Jr. Butterball Cookie Beebee Honey Pizza Frank Furry Braummie James Lukas Cutee Ice cream...
by lboudreault | May 17, 2020 | Bee Buzz, Blog Posts |
I am delayed in posting the Becker Bee Buzz. Apologies. In addition to learning about bees and the super-organism called that is the hive, I’ve been existing in an interesting new reality merging my new homesteading persona with a hodge podge of homeschooling...
