These two beehives are the smallest in the beeyard this year.   They each have an interesting story. The pink hive is a split from a ...

Here's a view of my expanded bee yard.   We doubled the size so I could put in that extra row of hives.    I'd like to maintain ...

© Robin Edmundson, 'Beehive, smoker',  18 x 22 inches framed.  I use a smoker when working the bees.  It keeps them calmer.   ...

© Robin Edmundson, 'Beehives #2', 18 x 22 inches framed. Once I got started painting the hives, I couldn't stop.  There...

© Robin Edmundson, 'Beehives - Plein Air', 18 x 22 inches framed.   Getting feedback is a powerful thing.   I was showing this...

It's been a busy year in the apiary!  We've done some splits and I caught a swarm all by myself. [Exciting!]  I now have 8 coloni...

Five alive!   All four of my hives made it through the winter. The one on the far right lost a queen after the buildup started and I s...

I did an inspection last week of all my hives.   They all survived the winter!   I'm a firm believer in the necessity for ventilated ...

I checked on the bees this week, while the weather was warm.   All 4 hives are doing fine. WOOT!! Here's a pic of the cluster in #...

It's the time of year when I need to do one last big inspection on the bees so I can combine hives, treat, think, evaluate, etc. befor...

Late this morning, I walked outside and heard what I thought was a large engine coming from the neighbors place.   I went back in and then...

The bees are busy bringing in loads of pollen.   They started this season as a tiny fist-sized cluster and have built up enough to mostly ...

We took advantage of the glorious weather yesterday and started working for real on our spring To Do list.   After losing a couple of buck...

A beautiful day today and the bees were out flying!  *heaves sigh of relief* My pink hive [the last remaining one from last year] is doing...

I checked the hives on Wednesday when the sun was out and the temps near 50.  The pink hive was actively housecleaning and doing cleansing f...

No pic for you today because the bees are under a bit of snow, but we saw them flying earlier this week so fingers crossed they'll make ...

I told you in my last post that I had combined two hives and in the process started a lot of robbing.  And these robbers were relentless...

It was a busy fall around the bee yard the past couple of months.   Two of the hives decided to requeen in late August - one of the Russia...

I planted some Thai basil this year because I had gotten some seed I-don't-know-why and I generally plant whatever I have seed for.  ...

A quick look at our very busy beehives.    Blow the pic up for a better look at how many bees there were.   It's goldenrod flow time a...