The Bee-log

A very organized frame of brood laid by a Buckfast queen. What's new on the farm: Last week, I wrote about our new queens that arrived from California. This week, we installed them into the new splits we made for...

A frame of queen cells made from our own bees! Larvae are gently transferred into the grey cups, which are then placed with the open end upside-down in the hive. The bees feed the larvae with royal jelly for several...

Our weekly Costco run = fresh Canadian heavy cream for the caramels. What's new on the farm: It's been a nice, mild November so far here in Saskatoon. The weather is cool enough for the bees to stay in their...

A caged Buckfast Queen, marked with a green dot on her thorax, and surrounded by attendant worker bees. What's new on the farm: On Friday we received a shipment of 300 queens from Italy. Along with making our own queens,...

Our bee truck arriving back home in Saskatoon on a beautiful spring evening. What's new on the farm: Happy Sunday! For those of us in Canada, it's Victoria Day weekend, which unofficially marks the start of gardening season! Hopefully, with...