The Bee-log

A well organized brood frame: honey stores are covered in light wax around the perimeter, brood (baby bees) are covered in dark wax in the middle of the frame. The brood wax is darker because the bees walk over it...

Close up of a "beard" of bees hanging outside a hive. What's new on the farm: We have reached the end of August and even though harvest is winding down, there is no shortage of things to do. The farm...

Scraping frames of honey before loading them into the extracting machine. What's new on the farm: We are getting through the back half of harvest now as we approach Labor Day weekend. The honey coming in is winding down, and...

Pulling honey boxes off the hives. What's new on the farm: We are now mid-August and it was another cold week in Saskatoon. With the weather staying the same and harvest still going on, we don't have too much news...

Honey boxes full of foraging bees What's new on the farm: It's been a cold first week of August for us, which is not what you want when you're in the middle of honey harvest season. Cold and dry, Andrew's...

Harvest time: honey boxes lined up on the right, ready to get the bees blown out so they return to their hives on the left. What's new on the farm: Whew! Summer is really here if you're a beekeeper in...