by Rachael | Feb 10, 2017 |
The storm clouds have parted and the sun has come out! This is exactly what you want to see on a sunny February morning: Bees are buzzing in and out. Some have large loads of pollen. I can tell that some appear to be young bees, which means that healthy brood...
by Rachael | Sep 13, 2016 |
“May I have your attention please? Can all newbees please report to the main entrance immediately for flight class? Again, all newbees report to the main entrance for flight class!” I’m a bit of a Chicken Little when it comes to our bees. Except instead of the sky...
by Rachael | Aug 4, 2016 |
As Katrina has already shared with you in the previous post, I was stung multiple times the other day when we ventured into the hive. I take full responsibility. I was a little over confident thinking I could just mosey on in there with a short sleeve t-shirt on. Well...
by Rachael | Jul 28, 2016 |
I finally did it! I finally rented a macro lens to checkout! I waited for a weekend when my daughter would be home from school. She’s a photography hobbyist as well and I wanted to get a second opinion. I’m normally a portrait photographer and she is more...
by Rachael | Jul 7, 2016 |
So, as you could tell from Katrina’s last post, The Bee Lifeguard, I’m a bit of a bleeding heart when it comes to all living creatures. I can not just stand by and watch suffering, no matter how big or small. Boy, oh boy was I put to the test yesterday! I...
by Rachael | Jun 2, 2016 |
I received this cute little S’ip by S’well water bottle as a Mother’s Day gift from my son. I love that it has little honey bees on it. I try to use reusable water bottles whenever possible so this was a perfect gift for me. We are not paid to do reviews of...
by Rachael | May 15, 2016 |
All the classes, planning, talking, worrying and preparation had lead to this day, Thursday May 12th 2016, the day we picked-up our bees. I was as giddy as a school girl all day. The bottled up excitement nearly lead me to tears more than once throughout the day. It...
by Rachael | May 6, 2016 |
As if Burt’s Bees isn’t awesome enough, (I’m addicted to their Beeswax Lip Balm with peppermint), they are currently doing a Bring Back The Bees campaign. For every purchase of one of their limited edition lip balms or for every “b”-less...
by Rachael | Mar 30, 2016 |
I went shopping today. My mission was Provence Lavender and Clover. The nursery was full of Spanish lavender but no Provence. I have this problem ever year. I’m not quite sure why Provence lavender is so scarce around here. I know they will eventually come in, but I’m...
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