Here we are in Georgia for the Annual Pig On The Hill pig roast; we’ve been coming to this on and off for about 30 years, going to where ever the hosts have lived….
One of our Ohio neighbors is here as well; he’s gotten his first bee hive, and is telling us about his first honey harvest of 50 lbs, how he bought his bees (they come in a package?), where he has them, and what he’s been doing.
Seems he’s got this bug (mite) problem, where he’s got to dust the bees with powered sugar, and then count the mites that fall off onto some grid; based on the numbers of dead mites on the grid, he’ll have to figure out if he needs to treat his bees with chemicals (or something).
I’ve heard of bees getting these mites, but didn’t know about the powdered sugar thing; that’s kinda neat.
Anyway, Anita and I talked about it on the way home; he talked with us about the bees for probably a half hour; we’ll call him when we get home; start asking him how we can get started.