Dead Bees

This last winter I forgot to treat for mites.  I had a hive die on me :( I believe it was because they were already week from the mite infestation. Last weekend I moved my bees back to the bee yard. I hope they do as well as last year. I forgot to take picturtes of the move and the bees, but I will get some the next time I go out. My first year I had bees they did not live over the winter either, but that I believe was because they starved to death. I found this good video of what that would have looked like.

Richards Bees

I was such a good beekeeper last year that I talked my brother into becoming one too. Well at the Utah County Beekeepers Association they have a program called "Be A Beekeeper". This program allows kids who are enrolled in a public or private school to enter into an essay contest for prizes to help them get started with beekeeping. My brother Richard wrote an essay and won 1st place! He won 1 complete hive, helmet, veil, gloves, smoker, package of bees with a queen, hive tool, Utah County Beekeepers Association membership, free beginners class and free UDAF licence (all these items were donated by members, companies or payed for by the association). He has started his own blog to write about his beekeeping experiences at http://richardsbees.blogspot.com (link on the right).