Submitted by J. Orem Yes, it's that time of year! Goldenrod is in bloom and my apiary smells like feet. I have heard that in Indiana alone there are 11 kinds of goldenrod. I can identify only 3. There's the early one you see in July, then the flat topped kind you see in August…
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SIBA Third Quarter 2012 Update
Contributed by J. Morgan July started in Garry Reeves bee yard, demonstrating the method of combining weak hives with strong ones using newspaper. Our discussions spanned the many different methods to combine hives, and introduce queens. Many people replaced queens for various reasons... and others participated in some exciting queen rearing techniques that Garry Reeves…
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Spring done sprung! Are you watching?
Contributed by J. Morgan Since early March, everyone who knows me has heard me lament over the fact that the winter didn't have anough "chilling hours," and that everything is early... and that I'm worried about my grapevines getting frost-bit, and that the bugs are going to be heavy this year. I go on and on.…
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Swarm Season?
Submitted by J. Orem I'm beginning to think that swarm season will be here early this year. Our hives are already filling up with nectar, pollen, brood, and honey from last year. I put our supers on a week or two ago. I'm wondering about all those feral colonies in our area. They can't add supers to…
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