Tag: beekeeping

Bee-life: Some top-bar hive photographs

I picked my package of bees up at West Coast Bee on Saturday and brought them home, put the finishing touches on my top-bar hive as the snow started to fall late Saturday morning, and installed my bees with Brian’s help on Sunday morning.… Continue Reading “Bee-life: Some top-bar hive photographs”

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My weekend in photographs.

I woke up Saturday morning with the unmistakeable feeling of relief. A gladness that instead of getting on a plane to Ottawa today, I had the whole weekend before me to do with as I pleased (not to mention the stuff I needed to… Continue Reading “My weekend in photographs.”

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Waiting for the bees to come.

I don’t have photos yet, but last night our top-bar hive was deliverd by the carpenter I hired to build it. (Yes, I was planning on building it myself but I ran out of time given my limited carpentry skills and the fact the… Continue Reading “Waiting for the bees to come.”

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Sewing, book reviews and getting ready for the bees

For your visual pleasure – here is a phone-picture of the market bags I finished this morning which are a housewarming present for some friends. I really love making these because they are so straight-forward, and the inside pockets can be customized for whatever… Continue Reading “Sewing, book reviews and getting ready for the bees”

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Producing against future fears.

Despite the weird blip that was Under the Volcano  – I had an incredibly productive three day weekend in the garden and at home. For starters, Brian and I finished the last touches on our backyard bookshed – putting in a ladder to the… Continue Reading “Producing against future fears.”

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