The Bee-log

Peeking into a hive on a cold fall afternoon. What's new on the farm: Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends! I hope you are enjoying a hearty meal with your loved ones this weekend. I am very thankful for all...

Looking at a colony from underneath the hive. Sometimes we take a look from the bottom to get a quick assessment on how strong a hive is. What's new on the farm: Happy first day of fall! Fall weather is...

Some of the remaining honey boxes yet to be harvested. What's new on the farm: The bees aren't bringing any more honey home. Sadly for us, it hasn't rained in over 5 weeks. The lack of rain led to a...

A frame of honey with open cells of honey (on the left) and closed cells (right). The open honey is still being processed by the bees. When it is ready for storage, they will "cap" the honey with a layer...

Andrew and our crew putting empty honey boxes on our hives to collect the incoming honey crop. What's new on the farm: It's mid-July in the prairies and the flow is ON! That means that we're at the time of...

A honeybee pollinating a native wild rose. I was surprised to see many honeybees getting face-deep in these flowers along the bumblebees and other native pollinators. What's new on the farm: Hi everyone! This is a quick mid-week one today...