Leave them bee!
January 11, 2019
Jeff and I made 2:1 sugar syrup because we worried that a big storm is coming and we worried that […]
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January 11, 2019
Jeff and I made 2:1 sugar syrup because we worried that a big storm is coming and we worried that […]
Continue ReadingParamount Nursery Check-in
December 21, 2018
Stopped by the Paramount nursery to place miticide formic Pro half strips on our hives. 70 degrees…perfect! Back in ten […]
Continue ReadingAnd then there were three.
December 4, 2018
As we suspected, the Joyla hive had no activity today. Only a few struggling bees and we found the queen […]
Continue ReadingBrisa & Joyla Check-in
November 23, 2018
Today we are both struggling with colds but were worried about our high varroa counts 8 days ago. We decided […]
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November 15, 2018
Altadena When Jeff approached the hives, he told me that there was a lot of activity coming and going which […]
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May 4, 2018
A lot has happened since our last posting on April 23. April 14th . Jeff installed his package of bees […]
Continue ReadingBeekeeping 201 Presentation
March 27, 2018
Wearing our Willie Wat Nite Owl Ink shirts to our Beekeeping 201 class. We were presenting on Apivar, a miticide […]
Continue ReadingThe Eternal Optimist
March 26, 2018
So, I was so discouraged when I was posting the update that I didn’t include the problems with the other […]
Continue ReadingOne Month Later
March 4, 2018
A month ago, we moved the Sherman Oaks hive to our home so that we could keep a closer eye […]
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