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05/25/2026

Hi friends and fellow beekeepers. When the the rain stopped I knew it would happen. I did not know where or how many but it was going to happen .... SWARM. This one was 40 up to start. But they moved down on their own. So now 20 plus feet. An a med size limb. I had to convince my self it would be ok. So I did it and went up slowly.
Two trips up and I got most of them. I did not look for the queen. Just put them in the box. Added some sugar syrup and we will see if they stay.

05/12/2026

Hi friends and fellow beekeepers. I am trying it again. I would say they swarmed and the queen is gone. Scott did not find the queen and found lots of queen cells. So I put them in two frame queen mating boxes. I know it seems like a southern thing. But we must keep trying until I get it right. I also have a three frame mating nuc by Lyson. I can't wait to give that a try. I feel better about the three frame over the two frame. Learning curve. I built them a few years ago.

05/11/2026

So while making nucs we found some capped queen cells . That means we did not find the queen. As much as I like the queen I have. I am betting she flew away. With good luck she will find her way to one of my swarm traps . I will drop in a new mated queen . I took the frames with queen cells and put them in a two frame mating nuc . With a blank frame .. I will put on syrup. And with good luck they will draw out the frame and the queen will return and lay up the new comb.

05/10/2026

Today is split day. Making nucs and new hives I started at Whipperwill farm. I had one out of two hives left. Last year was a test it went well. Loosing the hive was a total surprise . The remaining hive was large. So I spilt the hive down found the queen and moved her to the middle. Moved brood all the way to the right. And left some in the left hive. I will go back tomorrow and drop in some mated queens.
Sounds like a cake walk. But I am thinking of all the things that can go wrong . Just have to keep in mind the bees didn't read the book.

05/06/2026

Hi friends and fellow bee keepers . Today feels like only the second nice day this spring . In hind site I should have been feeding for a few weeks now. I waited. The weather seemed two cold .
So I took the day off from my real job ... personal day . On the way to a check up with a Doc . I stopped and worked the bees at my brothers house. They needed food. Still had sugar on top. But not a full box . Reversed hive boxes. And moved some frames around ... put on two gallons of feed.
Moving on went to Byfield Mass. Broke down smaller hive found lots of bees and brood found the queen in the bottom box. Moved her into a nuc box. And added the rest of the split needed. Rebuilt main hive with some waxed frames to give them something to work on ..
Now for the big hive. I did not find the queen. I did find a capped cell. Made a split. Moved a bunch of brood. I looked through the rest of the hive. I did not fine the queen. I left a queen cell just incase. I also added a bunch of open frames and two supers. I will go back in a week and add supers to the first hive. Just ran out of time.
Sorry this is so long. I am just so excited to work the bees. lol

05/04/2026

Dear fellow beekeepers and associates, I have been working in conjunction with a family-owned commercial beekeeping business that has recently closed down. As a result, I have retrieved two loads of equipment from their facility, with the larger load consisting of 300 pieces being transported this trip. While the equipment's condition may vary, I plan to restore it to a satisfactory state through thorough cleaning. Although I do not have an immediate need for the equipment this year, I am optimistic that the bees will flourish and endure through the winter months with the blessing of good fortune.

04/24/2026

Hi Friends and fellow beekeepers. This was a really bad night. I broke down a stack of brood boxes with frames of comb . I was storing for spring splits. Thought I would unstack and remove the wax moth treatment . So they can air out.
Everything looked sealed and straight stacked . I started removing treatment for wax moths. And there was spots chewed out of the wax. I thought ok. Maybe I stored it that way. Could have happen. As I went down through the stack it got worse and worse. I had three boxes left in the stack and saw the first mouse. The mouse chewed a hole through the handle area ..
By time I got to the last box I killed a bunch. And a bunch got away. Out of a stack of boxes taller than me. I saved three boxes of comb. And they have minor damage .. I hate mice I really need a Connex box to store my boxes in. Note to self. Buy a Connex box before fall.

04/23/2026

Hi friends and fellow bee keepers. Flowers are just starting here in NH. The bees have been working the red maple. We have put out light syrup to get the bees to grow. I took a quick trip to Florida to pick up my dad's car and bring his dogs home. We flew down. And drove back. Everything was green and growing down there. At my dad's house they lost their flowers to a flash frost. Sorry bees.
Coming home about Virginia the trees and shrubs were flowering. All the way to southern central mass. Things will pop as soon as we get some warm weather. I can't wait. Getting ready to split bees. First of May .. Nucs we split. We will split again in June with good luck. Grow them up for winter . All in the interest to have over wintered nucs for next spring.

04/10/2026

Hi friends and fellow bee Keepers . I decided to make bottom boards for resource hives. Two four frame hives side by side in a 10 frame box foot print. So I did not go cheep . I used MDO board for the bottom and good pine for the pieces. I tried to use some 3/4 inch pieces from Lowe's. But I did not like the way they looked. So second one spent more time on the table saw . Looks a lot nicer. I have at least 10 more to make. For this season. At the end of the day I could have just purchased them. Same money. But not as much fun. So no money saved. But they are mine.

03/29/2026

Hi friends and fellow bee keepers. Today we took a field trip to Boston Honey. We met with Evan one of the owners. He gave us the grand tour. What an amazing operation. We saw honey extraction line , bottling room and the candle making room. Then we spent some time in there retail store. I purchased a jar of clethra honey , Basswood and Tupelo. 9 oz jars
Some honey sticks. And comb honey. This place is amazing.

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181 South Road
Kensington, NH
03833

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(603)3964039

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