Old Shaw Farm
South Peacham, Vermont

June 15, 2003

Bees at work!

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See the one on the far right there with the big blob of pollen on her leg!

Just to orient you, that's the entry to their home with bees on their way in and out. The screen is tacked over the make the door smaller and easier for the bees to defend. When the bee community grows bigger, they will need a bigger door, and they will be able to defend a bigger door. Then I will take the screen off.

Posted by maryellen at June 15, 2003 12:33 PM
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Sure looks like a good bit of honey to start, and glad to hear the 2nd farmer's day went even better. At lastly, thanks for the nice Father's Day note!

Joe

Posted by: Joe at June 15, 2003 09:46 PM

Bee good!!!!

Posted by: mike, pgg brother at June 16, 2003 07:42 AM

who attacks the bees' home?
maya

Posted by: Maya at June 16, 2003 01:50 PM

Other bees. They come in to rob the bees of their honey. The hive being so young and relatively weak puts them at risk, but the fact that everything is blooming so everyone should have plenty of honey of their own helps to mitigate that risk. At least that's what the books say.

Posted by: maryel at June 16, 2003 02:26 PM

Also, Winnie the Pooh steals honey from bees. He disguishes himself as a grey cloud and steals honey.

Posted by: mike, pgg brother at June 17, 2003 12:14 PM

Good point. No Pooh Bears allowed in the barn then. Or grey clouds.

Posted by: maryel at June 17, 2003 12:32 PM

What are salad turnips? I am a turnip lover. Are they white or orange?

Posted by: maryetta at June 18, 2003 10:24 PM

Salad turnips are white or red, and we eat them raw in salads. They are really morelike a big radish than they are like the big turnips you get in the fall. I had never heard of them until last summer when the farmer I worked for grew them. They are very yummy if I do say so myself.

Posted by: peter at June 19, 2003 09:51 AM

Is it true that bees eat all their haney when they see smoke because they think its a bush fire and itll destroy there honey any way?

Posted by: Mr I hate bees at October 17, 2003 10:28 PM

good site ? can you attrach bees to a new hive? thanks the macklems

Posted by: the macklems at May 3, 2004 11:42 AM
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