Monthly Archives: April 2012

Hybrid Top-Bar Hive to Langstroth Conversion

(Texas) I finally started something I have intended to do for sometime: to convert my hybrid top-bar hive to a Langstroth (traditional) hive. I have one remaining hive that carries the genetics (and the hardware) of my father’s old hives … Continue reading

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An old enemy returns

(Texas) Last weekend when I popped the lid on hive #2 in my backyard, I immediately noticed an old nemesis. The ants. $#%#@!! The same kind of ants, with the same lid that had given me fits in the past. … Continue reading

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Spring update

(Texas) I stood in front of my hives yesterday evening after the sun had gone below the trees. There in my t-shirt, flip-flops, and scrub bottom feeling the breeze push along my back. A hint of evening coolness which feels … Continue reading

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