Beekeeping Summer Sun Bathing Ladies were out this afternoon enjoying some summer sun. No comb in the honey super yet, but it was full of bees escaping the heat of the brood boxes.
Beekeeping Second Brood Boxes After installing about a month ago, it was time to add a second brood box and take off the feeders this week. Each hive is growing well--some faster than others--but looks like everything
Beekeeping Install Day 2018 Despite some delays early in the day, I made it to Dalton to pick up my three packages of bees yesterday. Being late and cold, I stored them in the garage for the
Getting Started Mead Batch 001: Brew Day A traditional or show mead. A simple start. The goal this first year of our company is to refine a set of recipes that will be the core of what we will offer
Getting Started Hive Assembly Phase I I picked up my hive components last weekend and the first phase of assembly is underway! I ordered enough pieces for three hives of two deep brood boxes and two medium supers. Each
Getting Started Smoker Practice Keeping a smoker lit during hive inspections will hopefully make things easier. Being a new beekeeper, I realized I would need some practice getting my smoker running consistently and long enough to inspect
Getting Started Welcome to the Chellinsky Apiary and Meadery Happy Thursday everyone! This site will document the journey we are going on to setup an apiary and meadery. Bees are on order, mead recipes are going through a final year of refinement,
