Spring 2010 Tri-State beekeepers Package Installation

April 17, 2010

Woke up Saturday morning after sleeping on the floor of the Hashienda in Rabbit Hash, KY. Socialized a bit, then loaded up the canoe and headed back across the Ohio River. Rising Sun, IN is just across the river from Rabbit Hash.

Grabbed some breakfast with the guys at Jacks and then headed to the tri-state beekeepers spring clinic. They were doing a package bee installation in Moores Hill, IN. They hosted a great event and I promised them these pictures back for their use.

An energetic and diverse bunch, I see a new face each time. It seems bees are the ones attracting us. I should be pretty prepared for my April 27th installations.

I headed back home and sunk another post to finish off the vine trellising behand the house. Got pretty much done Sat. and will finish off everything Sun afternoon.

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A day for beekeeping

April 06, 2010

Spring has sprung and my own bees will arrive at the end of April (a little late). But, I thought I'd get a good primer in by assisting Doug Nelson of Nelsons Apiary the day after Easter manage some of his bees. I met Doug at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY and there he manages about 6-8 hives behind the lake. Totally cool. Doug also conducts bee workshops there and is arranging for a May 1 event at the Creation Museum for families to come and see live bees in action. I believe he is setting up an observation hive to boot. I took a bunch of pictures and video and promised to stage the pics for him.

I had a great experience and now I'm anxious for my bees to get here.

After we installed 4 packages at the museum, we cruised over to an outyard in Dillsboro, IN to check about 6 more hives. After all the excitement, I gained motivation and stopped at Lowes on the way home to grab all the materials to build my new hive stands when I got home. I actually got them in and done before is started raining. So, it was a good weekend and I accomplished way more than I expected I would.

I look forward to providing a number of summer updates with plenty of commentary on the beekeeping endeavors. Until next time, do something great.

 

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