I’m feeding many gallons each day as my colonies begin to build up. But I’m wondering whether there are other recipes for sugar syrup. I mix a 5-lb. bag of sugar with enough hot water - about 2.5 quarts - to fill a gallon jug. Does anyone else have a different recipe? A better recipe?
I want to expand the number of hives I have by 2 or 3. So far in my brief beekeeping life I have introduced packages (5 hives) and cannot say that I’ve encountered any difficulty in doing so. However, I was thinking about starting the next 3 hives with nucs. My reasoning is that the [...]
, a new book by Connecticut-based author Glenn Cheney, has just been published. Cheney, who is also a beekeeper and occasional contributor to the beeblog, describes the Pilgrims’ motivation to emigrate to the New World and the travails they faced during their long and difficult voyage across the Atlantic, as well as their first year in [...]
I see it is time to add a new category: opinion. I have done so and filed Post 109 under it. This post is my response.
I agree that the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) website is lacking when it comes to information for beekeepers. It would be nice if there were a dedicated area on their site [...]
Hey, how come the Connecticut Agricultural Station isn’t making daily contributions to this blog? It would be very, very helpful if they did. I’d be interested in any news about beekeeping in Connecticut, like especially reports of diseases and parasites in the state. Wouldn’t that be a helpful thing for them to do?
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