By Chandra L. Mattingly My woodland wildflowers are about done blooming but the domestic flowers are coming into their own. Pink blossoms dangle from the bleeding heart, the centaurea's bachelor-button-like flowers are a lovely deep blue, and buds are forming on the false indigo. Between weeding and planting the vegetable garden, I have to remind…
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Is it hot yet?
By Chandra L. Mattingly After weeks and weeks and weeks of snow, ice, and frigid temperatures, spring seems to finally have arrived. There is a flurry of activity in the beeyard as workers from my four hives buzz in and out, searching for, finding and carrying home nectar and pollen from early bloomers: willow and…
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Accelerators and Electronic Beams in Beekeeping?
submitted by Ginger Davidson www.GeezBeezHoney.com Yesterday, I took some of my beekeeping equipment to a company to have it sterilized through electricity based irradiation. Although the drive to Northern Indiana was long and I don't have any known diseases, I wanted to try this option as a precautionary measure with some of my older hive…
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SIBA Update for IBA 2nd Quarter Newsletter
Submitted by Krista Cook and Ginger Davidson The overall themes this winter in southeastern Indiana have been education and preparation. We are anxious to find out if the safeguards that were put into place this fall have protected our hives from moisture and the extreme temperatures that we endured this winter. In the meantime, we’ve…
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