Thistle Hill Honey

A journal about my journey as a beekeeper.

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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Washboarding

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When it's hot, bees hang out on the front porch and "washboard," moving back and forth in unison maybe to increase...
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

First honey of the season

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The first honey harvest of the season is always a fun and exciting time because you never know exactly what you'll get. Will...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Checking out Kenyan beekeeping

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I had the chance to visit Nairobi, Kenya, this week on a work trip, so I thought I would skip the usual tourist traps an...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

World Bee Day

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Happy World Bee Day! Today is the day we appreciate those relentlessly busy little workers who pollinate our plants (including m...
Thursday, May 15, 2025

An experiment

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I ruined one of the wax-coated plastic foundations that the bees build their honeycombs on, so I thought I'd try something a...
Sunday, May 11, 2025

A New Queen in Town

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Several weeks ago, life in the Blue hive changed suddenly. While the hive was busy as usual, the eggs and larvae disappeared.  T...
Monday, May 5, 2025

Week 7: Going with the Flow

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We are officially in the middle of the spring nectar flow, which means the bees are packing away all the sugary goodness they ca...
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