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The Smallest Swarm

June Letter from the South

Posted onAuthorDara Ballow-GiffenLeave a comment

We all tell tales about big swarms, the kind that barely fit into your catch box. Well, this morning I was called out to the smallest swarm I have ever seen, and I’ve attached a photo. Catching the swarm was Read More …

CategoriesHoneypotTags2017-06, Bill Miller, Letter from the South

May Letter from the South

Posted onAuthorDara Ballow-GiffenLeave a comment

You will recall that at the end of March, I was turning down swarm calls because I had no equipment to spare. What I didn’t know at the time was that a cold and windy spell that hit right after Read More …

CategoriesHoneypotTags2017-05, Bill Miller, Letter from the South

Early November Letter from the South by Bill Miller

Posted onAuthorPhil FrankLeave a comment

I trust all of you have gotten your hives all prepped for winter.  Here in the South, we don’t get much of a winter, but I still had to make sure all of my colonies had enough feed to make Read More …

CategoriesHoneypotTagsLetter from the South, November 2013 HoneyPot

Letter from the South, by Bill Miller

Posted onAuthorPhil FrankLeave a comment

I promised you all a report on my latest attempt at queen rearing. The good news is that I got two queen cells out of my Cloake Board setup.  The bad news is that these cells were not from my Read More …

CategoriesHoneypotTagsLetter from the South, October 2013 HoneyPot

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