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2024 Honey being bottled. Will be ready for sales Monday!
Here is a picture of the honey from the bees here for the past 3 years. On the left is 2022, middle is 2023, right is 2024. Back row is glass jars and the front is plastic bottles. To PRE ORDER, CLICK HERE. This link takes you to my COIN Services order system. Here is…
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2024 Honey Sales starts Monday 7-22-24
The bees are even now making their finishing touches to this year’s honey crop. If all goes well the honey will be ready for sale on Monday July 22nd. The supply is limited and will sell out quickly! Possibly in one day. All sales are first come, first served. Pre-paid pre orders will take precedence.…
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Eclipse swarm
On Monday April 8th 2024, I was in Dayton, OH watching the spectacular show put on by our moon eclipsing the sun. I did not know that a couple hours earlier, one of my hives decided it would be a good time to swarm. As you can see by the above graph, the scales took…
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Closet pigeonhole cubby.
The bedroom has the solar controller and the CO/Propane alarm installed when we bought the rig. I never liked the fact that they protruded into the closet. When I replaced the solar panels I added a frame to re-mount them in and make the wall more flush. My original idea was just to make a…
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Evolution of my Hive Scales
This is my award winning all-purpose screened bottom board with drawer space for IPM board, OA treatment board and integrated hive scale. I started out using the Broodminder scale which uses a cantilever design. With this scale half of the hive is weighed and doubled to arrive at approximate hive weight. I have used at…
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New fruiting Pear Trees added to Apiary
Thanks to an Allview Neighbor, I was given several trimmings from their pear tree. I added several cuttings along the creek bank to help arrest the eroding of the creek bank. Also they have nice blooms that will the bees will hopefully find helpful. While working in the creek bed, I found several bees collecting…
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Watching the Tulip Poplar trees.
Here is a photo taken March 25, 2024. This is the high foliage of one of the tulip poplar trees at my apiary. Last year they started producing nectar right around May 1st. Hoping for another great crop this year! Tulip poplar nectar is one of the major nectars included in Allview Bee honey. It…
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Website Hosting
You may not have known that my Apiary is also a technology company. Yes COIN Services or Columbia Internetworking LLC has been home here since 2002. If you are looking for a website (or want to change yours), check us out.
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Block birds from building nests in my Air conditioners.
Last spring birds decided to make a home inside my back air conditioner. They didnt hurt anything but it was quite a mess. This spring I removed the air conditioner covers and added #2 hardware cloth over the vent holes where they were getting in.
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Anti Robbing Screen
Made to order. Choose 8 frame or 10 frame. Lead time will be quoted upon contact. $25.85 each. CLICK HERE to place order. Specify size.
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NEW Mann Lake 10 frame outer telescoping cover
Cover has never been used. Still has protective plastic covering the aluminum top. $36 Pick up only. CLICK HERE if you are interested.
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2024 Nectar Flow has begun!
Here is a graph of the honeybee productivity this week. Clearly the nectar flow got a start on Tuesday and has continued through today!
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50 Amp retrofit for older motorhomes with 30 Amp service.
DISCLAIMER 1: Wiring should only be done by a qualified electrician. DISCLAIMER 2: Although I can now use a 50 amp campsite connection, my system still only allows 30 amps on the original wiring. WHY? My motorhome was originally equipped with an Air Conditioner switching system that only allowed use of one Air Conditioner at…
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New battery shunt and monitoring system.
My old VA (Volt-Amp) meter on my ’97 Rexhall Rexair never displayed the correct current reading. In addition to that, the ‘charging’ light was always lit so I never really knew whether the batteries were charging or discharging. In addition to that, the old battery shunt was damaged. I may have done it myself, but…
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New Medium Wired Wax frames
List price is $5.50 each. Most forms of payment accepted. 5% discount for Howard County Beekeepers Association members and students. Pickup in Columbia (Near US29 and MD32). Frames will only be offered through March 2024. Must be picked up by 4/5/24.Current stock status: (Updated 3/18/24) In stock ready to sell 74 frames.Ready to build 120…
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Winter 2024
Just a quick photo one winter evening in January 2024.
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Resealing the roof
These rails where the fiberglass parts join had cracks in the seal and many of the screws were leaking. I took most of the screws out and re sealed them, ran new calking on the edges and just to be safe, I covered the whole seam with EternaBond tape. I covered the motorhome in plastic…
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Solar panel upgrade
The old ’97 50w Siemans on the right compared to the new Renogy 100w panels on the left. I wasn’t certain about the life span of my old solar panels. I knew they still worked, but I wasn’t sure how well. I saw that Renogy had their 200w kit on sale, so I decided to…