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May 28, 2024 Bee season is well underway and sounds like due to the mild winter the bees got a pretty good start with brood rearing! Im hearing about swarm…

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April 4, 2024 Well, it’s been a while since I’ve come with hive news, but the truth is it’s pretty quiet still. I mentioned on my Instargram account the importance…

February 28th, 2024 We’re having a weirdly gorgeous 68 degree day here in west MI so I went out to check on my hives. I added a small piece of…

January 30, 2024 Welcome to the dead of winter in west MI. Bleak, gray, wet, depressing and a surprisingly mild 39 degrees – with the same temperatures expected for the…

Jan 10, 2024 Winter hath arrived in west Michigan. We’re down to single digits here and of course my first thought is “I hope I put enough sugar blocks in…

January 6, 2024 Happy New Year- and finally some snow in MI! Only 1-2 inches but, such a welcome sight. It’s been a long string of gray skies and drippy,…

Hello! My name is Susan and I have been an avid gardener for a zillion years and a beekeeper for almost ten years, seven of which have been here in…