Category: Schedule

The original donor hive was looking increasingly strong and bursting with new bees everyday. I really wanted to make sure that the queen was moved over to the new split. So I checked the top box, which was all empty brood frames. I found eggs, so I knew the queen was still in the original donor hive. I searched the frames and found the queen. I caged the queen and then reassembled the original donor hive.

I moved the queen over to the split that I performed 4 days prior. I placed the caged queen in the bottom of a brood frame in Box (008). The cage was plugged with marshmallow candy and some wax to cover the candy. I will open the hive tomorrow and most likely release her by hand., if all signs point to an accepted queen. I want to release her soon, as all next week the temps are in the 30s with possible ran snow mix.

Winter is slowly in the decline with occasional rain instead of snow on the forecast. As this is Colorado, I am sure we will still be seeing some low temperatures and snow. But in the meantime, the bees are out and collecting Pollen.

I will be on campus looking into the hives on Saturday June 15 at 10:00am. Anyone who would like to join is welcome. We will be inspecting the installed hives and recent swarm catches.

I will be on campus looking into the hives on Saturday June 1 at 10:00am. Anyone who would like to join is welcome. We will be inspecting the newly installed hives and recent swarm catches.

I will be on campus looking into the hives on Friday May 24 at 1:30pm. Anyone who would like to join is welcome. We will be inspecting the newly installed hives and recent swarm catches.

We had a great turn out for the Beekeeping open house. Approximately 30 adventurous adults and kids showed up to learn more about the world of bees. We only had 2 bee suits but everyone shared and had a chance to experience the bees up close. We performed a couple of hive inspections and installed a new colony of bees into a hive. Thanks to everyone who came out.

I will be on campus Saturday, May 18, 10:00am – 12:00pm performing hive inspections and the install of a new bee colony. Please join us if you are interested in learning about bees up-close or watching from afar. We will be meeting on the North road, greenspace berm, across from the lower school building.

All are welcome to join us; faculty, staff, parents, kids. Make sure to bring your curiosity and sense of adventure. Bee suits not required.

I will be on campus, Sunday May 5th between 9am and 12pm. Please feel free to join me. All are welcome.

I will be on campus today, Sunday, April 28, at 8:30am to do a post install quick inspection.

On Saturday April 27, we will be installing new bee packages into our hives. Please join us at the campus around 2:00 pm. Come learn about how to setup a new bee colony and enjoy the process.

Come as you are with no requirements. This will be a Bring Your Own Bee Suit (BYOBS) event but bee suits are not required. You and can participate as much or as little as you are comfortable with.

See you then,