by Janice Sina | Dec 15, 2015 | Bee Happy
Bees produce beeswax from glands in their abdomens. Mixed with saliva and enzymes, it is attached to the honeycomb where it is used to store honey, as a place to raise brood, and protect the hive from infections. Bees consume about eight pounds of honey for each...
by Janice Sina | Jan 28, 2014 | Bee Happy
“I’ll Take Care of You” “You need someone older and wiser telling you what to do . . .” These words from The Sound of Music may make some women balk at the underlying assumption that women are dependent on men, but when it comes to beekeeping, whether you’re male or...
by Janice Sina | Jan 25, 2014 | Bee Happy
Brace yourselves for another cold week with temperatures in the single digits some mornings. This, despite the fact that I heard the unmistakable call of the red-winged blackbird this morning and noticed the slightest tinge of red in the trees, buds responding to the...
by Janice Sina | Jan 21, 2014 | Bee Happy
The Friday Bee Chronicles by Janice Sina A thoughtful look at beekeeping that’s about more than bees. Volume 1, number 3 Remember the old Sears Catalog? Some of you probably don’t but if you do, you might remember what magic was within those pages. So...
by Janice Sina | Jan 20, 2014 | Bee Happy
I’m counting down the days again. Not the days until spring because it’s finally here. I’m counting the days until my first package of bees arrives. In my second year of beekeeping, I’m hoping it won’t be so nerve wracking to transport and install a package of...
by Janice Sina | Jan 18, 2014 | Bee Happy
On Wednesday, I found the daffodils bowing their heads in dejection and saw more than a dusting of snow on my newly planted lettuce, spinach and sugar snap pea seeds. There was a blustery cold wind scattering the first brave maple blossoms, and the magnolia I saw...
by Janice Sina | Jan 18, 2014 | Bee Happy
It’s under there, I just know it. Nestled under the snow at the moment, it’s hard to believe we’ll be seeing and smelling this plant in swamps and streams in less than a month. I for one will be happy to see anything green by then, with all the snow we’ve had this...
by Janice Sina | Jan 14, 2014 | Bee Happy
The Friday Bee Chronicles by Janice Sina A thoughtful look at beekeeping that’s about more than bees. Volume 1, number 2 In addition to the two humans, one dog and one cat, there are virtually millions of creatures that inhabit the 40 acres we call home. The...
by Janice Sina | Jan 11, 2014 | Bee Happy
Colors Bees See The faint scent of Sharyn’s Forever Young Intensive Hand Cream in Creamy Lavender wafts up from my tapping fingers as I type. Heavenly! And a reminder that spring with its delicious scents is right around the corner. Which means the bees will be out...
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