Hygienic Cell Plunger Initial Test Results – By Ernie Daley Originally Posted 24 Jul 2018 The Comox Valley Bee Club’s first Hygienic Cell Plunger has just passed it’s first field trial. Pin orientation was accurate, penetration adequate (I had plastic foundation so if yours is wax, a more carful Pin pressure on the plunge would be suggested). Selected Frame …
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DIY, Hygienic Testing Plunger 2.0 – By Ernie Daley Originally Posted 24 Jul 2018 A couple of other attempts failed spectacularly, but the mistakes made along the way got me to this simple and straightforward version. We can add it to the Bee Club Equipment and anyone can check it out and use it, or …
DIY – Hygienic Behavior Testing with “The Plunger” – By Ernie Daley Originally Posted July 24th, 2018 Recently I had the good fortune of attending the Bee Masters course in Vancouver with some of our Club Members. We learned a great deal as you can imagine but one of the things which stuck out for …
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Tis the swarming season, Snelgrove and more… – By Ernie Daley Originally Posted on May 1st, 2017 Beekeepers fortunate enough that their hives, having survived the winter, now are on high alert looking out for Swarms and how to prevent them. There was some good discussion on this at our most recent meeting and I …
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My Year in Bees 2013 – by Ernie Daley Our Year in Bees on Denman – the highs and lows of 2013 (originally posted November 16, 2013) I love the spring, with all the promise it brings. This will be our fourth year keeping bees and we continue to learn as if it were our …
The Bee Whisperer Originally posted by unknown on September 22, 2013 Ever since I read A Recipe for Bees and The Secret Lives of Bees I’ve been captivated by beekeeping. I’ve longed to get my own hives, bottle my own honey, dance in the bee yard covered in my lovely, gentle bees. I imagined that I would totally …
Vespas ~ by Jen Zacher originally posted on August 25, 2013 I’ve always loved Vespas…until this month. A Vespa is a classy Italian scooter that was popular in Europe in the 1960s. It was cleverly named after the yellow- and black-striped stinging insect because both are known for their distinctive buzzing sound. “Vespa” is the …
Written By Nao Sims at Honey Grove Farm, member of The Comox Valley Beeclub originally posted July 11, 2013 There is nothing I like better than high-summer in the bee-yard. The hum of the hive on a sunny day is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. The smell of warm wax and …