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Posted in Poetry on Dec 4th, 2011
Two Old Crows BY VACHEL LINDSAY Two old crows sat on a fence rail. Two old crows sat on a fence rail, Thinking of effect and cause, Of weeds and flowers, And nature’s laws. One of them muttered, one of them stuttered, One of them stuttered, one of them muttered. Each of them thought far [...]
Posted in Bee Business on Oct 31st, 2011
Like the new logo? I think it’ll be more printer friendly…for t-shirts and business cards. I like it. As you know, Reader, I like things clean and simple. Jerod and I are working on a new website, too. Clean and simple. Soon, you’ll be able to buy some awesome TwoHoneys t-shirts there. And a [...]
Posted in Bee Business on Oct 28th, 2011
Here’s my current dilemma: How can I get a bee business to steadily grow in a contained sort of way? This is what happens: Along the way, some wonderful people learn that I keep bees and that I help other people begin beekeeping. And those wonderful people really really really want to keep bees, too. [...]
Posted in Hive Management on Oct 25th, 2011
I revved up the table saw and made three inner covers for my nuc hives, and I cut a round opening in each through which I can feed the bees their syrup. But when I opened the hives to give the bees their snug, new, inner covers, I discovered one of the hives dead. A [...]
Posted in Poetry on Oct 23rd, 2011
Equinox BY ELIZABETH ALEXANDER Now is the time of year when bees are wild and eccentric. They fly fast and in cramped loop-de-loops, dive-bomb clusters of conversants in the bright, late-September out-of-doors. I have found their dried husks in my clothes. They are dervishes because they are dying, one last sting, a warm place to [...]
Posted in Equipment on Oct 21st, 2011
UPDATES: The guy who wanted bees removed from his reconstruction project called. The general contractor for the job found an exterminator to kill the bees. It’s done. So, for $600, the bees were killed. Now the homeowner has to go in and remove comb and whatever honey may remain after robbers (of the honeybee and [...]
Posted in Woodenware on Oct 20th, 2011
I woke in the night worried about the bees in my three nucs (a “nuc” is a small hive—usually composed of 5 frames rather than 8 or 10—and is the abbreviated form for “nucleus” hive). It’s getting cold. Tonight’s temperatures will be in the 30s with highs today reaching only into the 40s. And the [...]
Posted in Bee Removal on Oct 19th, 2011
Just when I posted that this is a difficult time of year for removing bees from a structure, I get a call from a guy doing a renovation project on a historic home in Kentucky. They’ve got a huge, 15-year-old hive in the ceiling of the old porch, and they’re ready to tear into it [...]
Posted in To Do on Oct 15th, 2011
I do not have the knack for working ahead of the weather. I’m always already late. You see, Reader, I’m the kind of person who reacts to my surroundings. Some people (like my mother) have already purchased and wrapped their Christmas gifts. Is it any wonder I’ve got a bit of a complex?! Bees, too, act in [...]
Posted in Winter on Oct 14th, 2011
Reader, I thought you might like to see how I plan to winterize my hives. I’m probably a week or two late with these preparations—it’s already getting chilly, and I want to give the bees time to propolize the shim so cold air doesn’t come blowing in, but there’s the plan: This is the top [...]