Tag Archives: Wine Barrel Hive

Wine Barrel Hive Getting Fat

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

There are a total of three hives in my backyard and the Wine Barrel Hive is doing the best. Well, that is probably because they had the longest time to recover after being hived in June 2010. The hive population … Continue reading →

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Wine Barrel Hive – 9/11/2010 Inspection

Posted on September 13, 2010 by

As mentioned in my last blog post there’s a flow happening now at the end of Summer. All the hives are now bringing in honey and hopefully enough for the winter. The Wine Barrel Hive is going strong. I see … Continue reading →

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Wine Barrel Hive – Busy Queen

Posted on September 5, 2010 by

9/4/2010 – Last inspection on 9/14, the Wine Barrel Hive. Last few times we have spotted the Queen but today we missed her. Must have overlooked or she was hidden in the crowd of bees. BUT when I started looking … Continue reading →

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The Queen is Flirting With Me

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

While we were doing our first day inspection of the Cowper Hive we had a little time to spare to just quickly peek into the Wine Barrel Hive to see how they are doing. The outer most frame with some … Continue reading →

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The Queen, Eggs, And Larvae

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

Inspected the Hayward Overhill Hive and Wine Barrel Hive on Sunday (8/15/2010). First the Hayward Overhill Hive, nothing much is going on there. The girls have to fly further now to forage since it’s closer to the hills. Once winter … Continue reading →

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Small Queen – Wine Barrel Hive

Posted on July 24, 2010 by

Today my dad and I inspected the Wine Barrel Hive again. This time to see how they are progressing and to remove the rubberbands that are still attached. It’s three more days until the one month anniversary of the cutout … Continue reading →

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Wine Barrel Hive – Saw the Queen

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

My dad just loves to watch the bees. He can sit near the hive for hours watching the bee activity, seeing what they are bringing back and he also notes how they are landing as some seem clumsy since they … Continue reading →

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Wine Barrel Hive – Day 2 and doing good

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

My dad checked on the Wine Barrel Hive today with my 2 year old son, who stood some distance away, and the girls are doing good. After the first day’s reorient flight they are already foraging. I can see some … Continue reading →

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Wine Barrel Hive – Pictures

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

I snapped a few pictures this morning of the Wine Barrel Hive while checking up on them.

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Wine Barrel Hive – First day at home

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

Checked on the Wine Barrel Hive this morning. Everything is going good so far, except the honey running out of the barrel, but of course too early to tell. Bees came out of the entrance and are flying around the … Continue reading →

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