Category Archives: bees

“A couch of bees”

Posted on May 1, 2013 by jkmcintyre

Our first bee visitor under 4-ft tall was Kinsey Craig. She’s three. She doesn’t know anything about bees, but she likes honey. When we opened the observation windows, she was impressed with how many bees were inside the hive (so … Continue reading →

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Building Top Bar Bee Hives

Posted on April 28, 2013 by jkmcintyre

Ready for the next challenge, we have taken on honey bees at our urban farmlet! Two classes from Seattle Tilth and one book later, I found myself building hives (just) in time for the arrival of our bees. The bees … Continue reading →

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