Category Archives: Bees
They Bee Gone
It was way too quiet during January and February. Even with my ear plastered to the side of the hive box, I heard nothing. Nevertheless, being a greenhorn in the bee keeping world, I had plenty of plausible justifications … Continue reading
Bee-Dazzeled
With the temperatures dropping and winter setting in, I knew that my visits to the hive would be far fewer. Cold is not a bee’s friend, so I added a dividing board to shrink the interior space that needed warming, … Continue reading
The Beeginning of the End
I instinctively knew that things were off-key long before I openly admitted it. By September I began to discern subtle changes in the comforting buzzing and the fragrant smell of warm honey. The explosion of freshly produced ivory combs … Continue reading
They Mite Bee Bad
At the height of summer, the hive was gangbusters. Twenty of the originally bare wood bars, were loaded with brood, pollen, honey and bees. The mini city bustled with activity and the nature of the hive was gentle and content. … Continue reading
On Bee-ing Stung
We newbees were warned from the first day of class about the inevitability of being stung. “It goes with the territory” the old sages told us. And because we were like teenagers getting behind the wheel of a car … Continue reading
Spring Bee in the Air
Ah, the glory of spring! With my honeybees humming and temperatures balmy, life was just a bowl of cherries. Or at least one would think so. The fact is, in April, I was as neurotic as a first-time Mom! A … Continue reading
Let there Bee life.
I had waited over six months for these fragile winged, hairy legged, bug-eyed fur balls no bigger than the joint of a finger, to make their appearance into my life. Now, by strict order and reminder from Jimmy, WAM, my class … Continue reading
Bee Careful
WOW…I had bees! I gently placed the mini wooden crate filled with gold in the boot of my car. It was secured snuggly enough so that the box would not bounce around if I hit a bump or stopped abruptly, … Continue reading
They BEE Here!
It was at the 24th X on the calendar, two doors down from the big red circle that the call came. They weren’t coming. My bees weren’t coming was all that I heard, when in fact the message was that … Continue reading
I Bee Waitin
I never missed a class. No matter what the weather conditions or how appalled I was to drive. I lapped up information like a puppy drinking from a puddle. I ignored the fact that I appeared to be the only … Continue reading
For The Love of Words 