Monthly Archives: March 2014

Spring is teasing us this year.  The bees and flowers are ahead of schedule, and today felt like May at 70 degrees.  But we are heading into a week of cold rain, reminding us that March is not yet over.  … Continue reading →

We moved two of our hives out to Goosefoot Farm two weeks ago, and today we headed out there for the first inspection of spring. Both colonies look very good – perhaps too good given that it is still March … Continue reading →

For the second year in a row all five of our hives successfully overwintered.  There is some degree of luck involved, as queen loss or disease can affect any hive at any time.  Even so, we are beating the odds … Continue reading →

Spring has come early to Oregon this year, after a record-breaking February snow and ice storm.  It has a been a strange winter in many ways, with the most snow in Corvallis in at least 20 years but very little … Continue reading →