Bees in Winter
The weather hit 56 degrees in Northeast Ohio today and the ladies came out to
clean up their dead and
Summer Sun Bathing
Ladies were out this afternoon enjoying some summer sun. No comb in the honey
super yet, but it was full
Second Brood Boxes
After installing about a month ago, it was time to add a second brood box and
take off the feeders
Ladies Post-Install
A brief video of the ladies of Hive 3 right after the install.
Install Day 2018
Despite some delays early in the day, I made it to Dalton to pick up my three
packages of bees
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
Hive Assembly Phase I
I picked up my hive components last weekend and the first phase of assembly is
underway!
I ordered enough pieces
Smoker Practice
Keeping a smoker lit during hive inspections will hopefully make things easier.
Being a new beekeeper, I realized I would
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