Happy Mothers Day

5/11/2014

After installing two swarms since May 1st, it was time to go inside and see if we had a laying queen: one hive=Yes (as photo above shows), the other=No :^( That means we needed to borrow a comb of brood from one of our established hives to jump start the queenless hive. Fingers crossed!

This photo is of our spring cut-comb honey harvest! We collected 12 lbs. of cut-comb honey as we were preparing our empty hives for their new bee-girls. This batch is particularly dark and flavorful.

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Tracey Byrne~
I spent most of the 1980s and 90s in Alaska
flying airplanes, floating wild rivers, winter camping, raising a wild child, and living off the grid :^)

With my MAT in Advanced Inquiry for Biological Sciences, I've taught K-12 students from north of the Arctic Circle to the Puget Sound Ecoregion, garnering over thirty years experience as a classroom teacher, learning mentor, and private tutor.

Here in Seattle, I am an advocate for environmental stewardship, place-based education, and outdoor play. I share my enthusiasm for birds, bugs, and backyards and have been a featured writer and photographer for Pacific Horticulture. I am a professional reader and reviewer for NetGalley.

All photographs © T. Byrne unless otherwise noted.

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