Nature’s Gold – Spring Honey

Here in Michigan, while a bit too wet for many crops, conditions are near optimal for the bees.  The high moisture levels have ensured that the White Dutch Clover and other bloom that opened in late May have continued to bloom and provide ample nectar to foraging bees.  We added our honey supers (the shallow hive bodies on top of the two deep hive bodies the bees use for brood rearing) in late...
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Luke’s Pets…

Tuesday morning this week, I found myself along with my 6 year old son Luke in the bee yard at 6:30am.  Luke’s class had “pet day” at school, and the only “pets” we have at the moment are our bee colonies.  One of the things Luke amuses himself with when he tags along with his Dad to the bee yard (normally on warm sunny afternoons…) is plucking big fat fuzzy...
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