Monthly Archives: April 2014

The Demaree method is working at least in terms of swarm prevention.  The bees do end up making a few queen cells up top, and in two hives also a couple of queen cells in the lower box with the … Continue reading →

I feel like I have graduated from beginner to intermediate beekeeper, after spending nearly three hours completely disassembling, reshuffling, and reassembling four booming hives to implement the Demaree method.  I found all four unmarked queens without having to examine any … Continue reading →

This is the time of year in Oregon when, after a few 70-degree teasers, the weather is still mostly cool and rainy.  It is easy to spend too much time indoors and miss the rainbows.  On Tuesday night, right at … Continue reading →