I'm thankful to report that this Fall went better than... well, THE LAST FALL (inside joke there). We have managed to manage less time in the apiary this year overall -- which is a win for us -- without losing too much on the honey production -- which is a win for yinz guys. Without further ado, let's get into how everything shook out in the end and where you can acquire this sweet, sweet treat in the weeks ahead.
Swarm season is back! Learning from our moderately successful approach of doing preemptive splits last year, we set out to repeat the process for 2023... but weather (and bees!) conspired against it being too easy. Last Friday was an absolute exhausting battle to capture a huge swarm-- read on for the play-by-play:
After a rather "eventful" fall, following my wife's eventful FALL (shattering both wrists), we managed to get into winter without any further drama and settled the bees in. With surgeries behind us and the bees looking strong, we're now making preparations for a robust swarm season and setting the bees up for Spring Honey production.
