tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post9019359422269044573..comments2024-03-15T15:42:08.393-04:00Comments on Knatolee's World: I do believe I am officially a beekeeper!Knatoleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-88284289144899298972009-07-08T02:53:37.895-04:002009-07-08T02:53:37.895-04:00Why do you have to take the hive apart and examine...Why do you have to take the hive apart and examine the bees? Are you just making sure things are going well since you are wanting them to move to the new hive, or is this more or less a weekly task in the life of a beekeeper?<br /><br />You look mahvelous in the beekeeper outfit, m'dear.<br /><br />Nancy & the GSD crewme and my GSDshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532336011864133281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-4574709406262977992009-07-06T18:13:45.480-04:002009-07-06T18:13:45.480-04:00It is a far, far better thing that you have done t...It is a far, far better thing that you have done than you have ever done before (thank you, Mr. Dickens). My epi-pen and I will stay the hell away from...I mean, far, far away from your girls, that's for sure! <br /><br />Wombat Boy is right. Your butt is bee-youtiful. oh wait...<br /><br />PhyllisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-23594857356848230072009-07-06T17:21:49.372-04:002009-07-06T17:21:49.372-04:00Jill, people are very polarized about bees. I eith...Jill, people are very polarized about bees. I either get "You're a freakin' nutcase!" or "Wow, that is SO cool!" Hahaha!<br /><br />HWB, the head is well overdue for a draining. I let it percolate way too long between drainings. I need to get on that. Like, tomorrow. And thanks Jenn and Michele. Remind me to ship some honey to Saskatchewan when I harvest it!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-69034708303409881482009-07-06T17:19:54.587-04:002009-07-06T17:19:54.587-04:00Monika, because my bees had a late start this year...Monika, because my bees had a late start this year (spring was cold -- I'm sure it was the same where you are!) I may not take any honey this year, but we'll see how they do. You have to leave them enough to survive the winter. <br /><br />Normally I think you harvest honey in late August/September, and in this neck of the woods (as opposed to the US south, for example), you do it once a year (I think!) Once the bees really get going, you start adding shallow "supers" (the boxes that make up the hives), as many as the bees can fill with honey. You exclude the queen from the honey supers so no eggs get laid in there. (Nobody want bee eggs and larvae in their honey!) Then at the end of the summer, you get the bees out, take the supers away, take the frames of honeycomb and honey out of the supers, and use a centrifuge to spin out the honey out of the frames. That's the Reader's Digest version! :)<br /><br />So I will have honey for you either this fall or next! :) And eggs sometime around Christmas, when the chicks we are getting WEDNESDAY will be big enough to start laying.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-25322077416268933592009-07-06T14:08:51.222-04:002009-07-06T14:08:51.222-04:00Congratulations! I'm following this with inter...Congratulations! I'm following this with interest. Let me know when I can come to have a taste of your delicious honey! BTW how many times can you harvest honey?Monikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088557380015172558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-47477245187214972452009-07-06T12:54:29.192-04:002009-07-06T12:54:29.192-04:00Nice job, Beekeeper! Very impressive display of y...Nice job, Beekeeper! Very impressive display of your beekeeping skills there! <br /><br />And when can we expect honey sales to begin?! I love me some wildflower honey! lol<br /><br />Keep up the good work!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265670762303792038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-64652192808103675402009-07-06T12:48:20.819-04:002009-07-06T12:48:20.819-04:00Very cool! I'm glad that it went well for you...Very cool! I'm glad that it went well for you. I'm impressed too!Jenn And The Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011569959072431185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-63321087537661377842009-07-06T08:52:58.439-04:002009-07-06T08:52:58.439-04:00You are certainly a braver woman than I am!You are certainly a braver woman than I am!SoonerShamrocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-64452261201259913902009-07-05T22:22:51.347-04:002009-07-05T22:22:51.347-04:00Oh, I hope, I hope, I hope you're my secret Sa...Oh, I hope, I hope, I hope you're my secret Santa this year and I get honey!!!!<br /><br />Great job!<br />JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-16395089359014829462009-07-05T21:45:16.178-04:002009-07-05T21:45:16.178-04:00Bee-utiful.
But whatever happened to head-in-a-ja...Bee-utiful.<br /><br />But whatever happened to head-in-a-jar?The Happy Wombat Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372571086102516025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-67614995855277599952009-07-05T20:48:28.610-04:002009-07-05T20:48:28.610-04:00you are crazy!!
Jill from NYyou are crazy!!<br /><br />Jill from NYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-64970112651562355972009-07-05T18:58:28.273-04:002009-07-05T18:58:28.273-04:00Oooooh, I dunno if there will ever be a bee beard ...Oooooh, I dunno if there will ever be a bee beard on me. Otoh, I have said "never" and been proven wrong too many times. Nonetheless, I would need to build up a lot more courage (or lose even more sanity) to be wearing bees on my face!<br /><br />Mo, I love the bee song link!<br /><br />"But maybe I wouldn't be a bee,<br />Bees are all right when alive, you see,<br />But when bees die<br />You really should see 'em,<br />Pinned on a card<br />In a dirty museum.<br />"Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-91738703270166949592009-07-05T17:24:41.514-04:002009-07-05T17:24:41.514-04:00That is very cool. Seriously, I am impressed.
I...That is very cool. Seriously, I am impressed. <br /><br />I can't wait til you post a picuture of yourself with one of those 'bee beards'. I love those.James (SeattleDad)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04087365610002249685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-87726091751353838732009-07-05T17:24:33.069-04:002009-07-05T17:24:33.069-04:00http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/t/thebeeso...http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/t/thebeesong.shtmlMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293748684422926217noreply@blogger.com