yesterday we took a very long hike up to the Monoa Summit. our hike was a very long one but it was worth it. when we walked back me siamani and hare ran with all our strength to the awa and had a little swim. After that we traveled back to the bus and waited for the others.When everyone got back we safely traveled back home.

Bee blog

                                Bee blog

Today whaea karlene and whaea Taunaha along with some helpers,vistited our hive .

A new Queen had arrived in the post but when they looked through the hive very carefully they found a new queen established in our hive.

They found eggs and also the grubs that would be 5 days old There were no capped brood so far a time our hive has not had a laying queen.

our new queen is a beautiful queen. she is 

mooing around and looks very healthy They changed the layout of the hive-one brood box and 2 honey boxes .

we will leave her in the hive till next year. 

bee blog

Today Whaea Karlene and whaea Taunaha Along with some helpers,  we our new hive a queen had arrived in the post but when they looked through the hive very carefully they found a new queen established in our hive. They found eggs and also the grubs that would be 5 days old there were no capped brood so far a time our hive has not had a laying queen. Our new queen is a beuatyful queen she is.

Bee Blog

While we were on camp- 8th Dec
The hive was examined for APD- American Foulbrood. this wasn't completed because there was no caped broods. the queen is there for not laying well-so the hive is to bee re queened-this will happen tomorrow on 12th Dec when the new queen will be added (after the old queen is killed) we will not be able to enter the hive for one month. varroa stripes where taken out- confermed that there are no varroa mites in the hive

bee blog 11.12.17
While we were on camp-8th Dec
the hive was examined for AFB-American Foul Brood.This wasn't complete because there were no capped broods.The queen is therefore not laying well-so the hive is to be requeened-this will happen tomorrow-12th Dec.When the new queen is added {after the old one is killed}we will not be able to enter the hive for a month.Varroa strips were taken out-confirmed that there are no varroa mites in the hive. 

Garden blog

kapa toru has been doing a community garden ,what we planted, kumara ,shallots ,peruperu
yesterday we were mounding seaweed around all the plants.

garden blog

we dug the dirt into a soft pile of dirt to put some kumara and potato it was awesome

Garden Blog

Garden blog
21.11.17

We dug and flipped the dirt and picked out all the weds we could.Then we mounded the dirt.We planted the kumara, potatoes, shallots, and peruperus and the watered them. A few weeks later we covered them with seaweed.

Bee Blog

Bee Blog
21/11/17
we took the top cover of the hive off and took off all the honey box.We replaced frames from ones that had been in the freezer. Then we took off the queen excluder and lifted 2 frames to look for larvae, pollen, nectar and capped honey. Then we put everything back together and watched for bees coming in with pollen.

we took the top cover of the hive ' off and took of all the honey  box.we replaced frames from ones that had been in  the freezer .

Then we took off  the queen excluder and lifted 2 frames to look for larvae ,pollen,nectar and capped honey.Then we put everything back together and watched for bees coming in with pollen. 

Bee's

We took the top cover of the hive off and took off all the honey box. 
We replaced the frames from ones that had been in the freezer.Then we took off the queen excluded and lifted 2 frames to look for larvae ,pollen ,nectar and capped  honey.Then we put everything back together and watch for bees coming in with pollen.

Bee Blog

we took the top cover of the hive ' off and took of all the honey  box.we replaced frames from ones that had been in  the freezer .

Then we took off  the queen excluder and lifted 2 frames to look for larvae ,pollen,nectar and capped honey.Then we put everything back together and watched for bees coming in with pollen. 

our bee visit

we opened the hives.
we shook the bees off the frame.
we used smoke to make the bees think there is a fire. this makes drink more.It makes it safer for us to open and go into the hive we were checking to find the queen bee.
we were also checking for larvae,beeswax honey,and pollen on the frame
we used a brush to brush the bees off the lid. we used hive tools to clean the frame and remove the propolis we saw drones and worker bees.
our hive is going well-our bees are happy
whaea put in some bayvarol strips for varroa mites

                                                               

                                                  we opened the hives
                                        we shook the bees of the frames
                        we used smoke to make the bees think there was a fire
This makes them drink more it makes it safer for us to open and go into the hive we were checking to      find the queen bee we were also checking for larvae,bees wax honey,and pollen on the flowers