beekeeperproblems – The Walrus and the Honey Bee

Swarming Time and Solving the Space Problem

The mini-plus tower was split into two This is a time when some large discrepancies show up between colonies. One of my apiaries was absolutely booming and nearly every hive bursting with bees. In other places, the picture is more…

28 Sep 22 Walrus

The Biggest Challenge In Beekeeping?

If I Had A Magic Wand... I have put together a brief survey of my readers - please spare a minute of your busy day to share your experience. Thanks! There was a poll here, but it's closed now. Here…

19 Jul 21 Walrus

They Fly?!

Photo by Boba Jaglicic on Unsplash Raising queens has helped my beekeeping enormously. I have been able to compare hives headed by home bred queens with 'self-made' queens. The latter tends to occur when bees swarm or when I make a 'walk away…

20 May 20 Walrus

Harsh Realities

Steve with Keiler Nuc There is that saying, "if it were easy, everyone would do it," and I think it applies to some aspects of beekeeping. Frankly, in the early years of one's beekeeping life, just keeping them alive and…

29 Aug 19 Walrus

The Three Curses

When Shall we Three meet Again? There is always something new to learn about bees. The same probably applies to almost anything. Material for my blog posts should be endless and easy to come by. Ubiquitous, you might say. I…

18 Jul 19 Walrus

Mistakes!

The Fool In beekeeping, as in life, everybody makes mistakes. Even bees occasionally make them. The hard part is owning up to them. Douglas Adams said, "a common mistake that people make when trying to design something foolproof is to…