Daniel's Pacific NW Garden

New honeycomb under construction. Inside the top bar hive. Today I did some hive maintenance.  Separated each bar.  There was some ...

Minor maintenance on beehive. Check top bars, make sure there is room for expansion of hive. Remove the empty sugar feeders. Near the hi...

Opening the hive to check on progress, especially to ensure combs hang from one top bar each. Including 2 under construction, there are 11 b...

Today was 2 days after installation of the bee colony. Time to check. The main issue is removal of the queen cage. If she's in it, it...

Here we are.  Bees are installed in their hive.  It wasn't difficult.  Afterwards, I sat in a chair an watched them buzzing around for 3...

Thebee feeders are in place. Ruhl-Bee states they will arrive first or 2nd week of April. I hope 2nd week. It may be difficult, earlier. ...

I decided to paint the hive. Will last longer. Less likely to mold mildew rot. Used white primer and a white outdoor latex. Decided on a...

This is the top bar beehive kit from Beethinking.com. I bought the kit at their shop in Portland a few weeks ago. Nicely made. Much ...