Here is an update on the Honey Super Cell experiment. It failed. Apparently the queen couldn’t survive after her flight outside the hive. Regardless of why, she died and the colony also died out. The other colony is still fine. … Continue reading
Today’s experience/experiment was very interesting. I have a western honey bee hive I am managing at my friend’s house, and I am trying to get it regressed down to a small cell size hive. I had previously put in 4.9 … Continue reading
I spent two weeks from September 1 to September 15, 2013, visiting the largest commercial organic beekeeper in the United States, southwest of Tucson, Arizona, near the Mexico border, and received intensive hands-on training and field experience in all aspects … Continue reading
It’s time for an update on how my bee sting sensitization “experiment” has gone. First of all, I have to say that my left elbow feels better now. That is an improvement in my opinion. On the other hand, the … Continue reading
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With the help of my friend, Teruo Shiki, who is a carpenter/craftsman and has a shop full of all kinds of power tools, I/we made a few new pieces of equipment that I had wanted to make. First of all, … Continue reading
Getting stung by a honey bee or intentionally taking a sting from a honey bee seems similar to getting a vaccination shot. Also, regardless of the pain of the experience, we need to just move on and keep on working … Continue reading
It’s been a couple of days since I had a sting. The last time was Saturday and today is Monday (in Japan–we’re a day ahead of the U.S.). Today I again took two stings, one on the back of each … Continue reading
I did not take any stings yesterday, but today I took two stings, one in the back of each hand. The sting in my left hand was initially painful, but after a few minutes stopped hurting and there has been … Continue reading
Here is the next update of my bee sting desensitization experiment. The more I think about it, the more I realize that there are probably too many variables for me to really draw many general conclusions from my experience trying … Continue reading
Today was my “biggest day” so far. Last week I took a sting on Wednesday and a sting on Saturday, and this week I took a sting on Monday (two days ago) and today I took 3 stings. Today’s stings … Continue reading
