UP! Elgin community garden&#039;s Blog

Jan 24, 2012

Things I did this winter while waiting for the bees - Part 2

At the end of summer I did treat for the varroa mite with Formic Acid and the colony had a low mite drop count, I dec...

Nov 13, 2011

The weather has changed quickly here in the Vancouver area. November 1oth it was around 15 Celsius and sunny, Friday ...

Oct 5, 2011

So winter is fast approaching and the bees are already starting to prepare for the winter. Like me, their activity le...

Sep 22, 2011

So many things have been happening since the last time posting on the blog. I have decided to do a summary of the mo...

Jun 7, 2011

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Jun 6, 2011

So Sunday i was planning on doing a full inspection as it had been 9 days since the last one where I had discovered t...

May 27, 2011

I was looking at pictures of the development of the hive and thought it would be interesting to see the pics side by ...