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May 12
runnersclub: Go Trail ‏ Good times.  Was able to hit the Dickey Ridge Trail at the Skyline Drive in Front Royal this morning.  Great trail to get your mind off running and enjoy being outside and the technical challenge of the up and downs, rocks and mud.

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Good times.  Was able to hit the Dickey Ridge Trail at the Skyline Drive in Front Royal this morning.  Great trail to get your mind off running and enjoy being outside and the technical challenge of the up and downs, rocks and mud.

Reblogged 6 days ago from healthy-fit-happy

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skyline drive, Dickey Ridge, Front Royal,

May 12

Dickey Ridge at the Skyline Drive in Front Royal, VA

Posted 6 days ago

Dickey Ridge, skyline drive, Front Royal,

May 11
Pop-overs are, apparently, not popular in the bee world either. Sustained 4 near simultaneous stings during my last hive inspection/feeding. Yes, it was a painful experience, but my bigger concern is what’s going on with the hive — seems things aren’t as they should be.

Pop-overs are, apparently, not popular in the bee world either. Sustained 4 near simultaneous stings during my last hive inspection/feeding. Yes, it was a painful experience, but my bigger concern is what’s going on with the hive — seems things aren’t as they should be.

Posted 1 week ago

Apiary, bees, beekeeping,

Apr 15

epicfawesomesauce:

ettienne-1:

kanrkri:

andrewdickinsyeah:

He deserves a million reblogs <3

I can’t help but lol at the last frame. It’s so inspiring that he can keep a smile on his face, and even crack jokes about his disabilities. This man deserves all of the awards.

Such an inspiration <3

I love this guy, I’ve never seen anyone so positive about life! His speeches are incredible

BLESS THIS MAN

God has Blessed this man i does things people say they cant but just look at him he is the man of the century!!!

Oh my god, look at him, he’s beautiful!! <3

Say you can’t…I dare you!

(Source: randomness-is-epic)

Reblogged 1 month ago from tumblrgym

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motivation, inspiration,

Apr 15

Queens laying?

Wasn’t able to get any pics, but was successful in checking the queens for production.  Good news: 2 hives installed and queens were seen along with larva.  Topped off their syrup (1:1 sugar water) and was able to pickup 1/2 lbs of pollen patty material from my mentor.  Will install patties later this week; working mid-shift (2100-0600) will allow me several opportunities to get back into the hives.  Noticed that bees are building out foundations to one side of the hive, so I plan to shift them by rotating un-worked frames to the favored side.

Posted 1 month ago

beekeeping, bees, Apiary,

Apr 6
iggymogo: via lstarlet My bees wouldn’t stay out of my dog’s watering bowl and not only were they annoying her but they were drowning in large numbers. At first I tried using a bird bath and changed the water twice a week for my bees, but never saw them using it. I think it was too close to the hive (they like their water source to be a bit farther away from the hive) and the birds were always in it. So then I turned a medium sized pot into a water garden with plants and a piece of wood for them to land on. The bees are loving it! Every time I have gone to check on it there are 20+ of them drinking. Since I have set up the garden I have not found a bee in the dog bowl. As for preventing mosquitoes, I plan on ordering a few tadpoles or feeder fish. Edit for pictures. http://imgur.com/a/jDKVi

iggymogo:

via lstarlet

My bees wouldn’t stay out of my dog’s watering bowl and not only were they annoying her but they were drowning in large numbers.

At first I tried using a bird bath and changed the water twice a week for my bees, but never saw them using it. I think it was too close to the hive (they like their water source to be a bit farther away from the hive) and the birds were always in it.

So then I turned a medium sized pot into a water garden with plants and a piece of wood for them to land on. The bees are loving it! Every time I have gone to check on it there are 20+ of them drinking. Since I have set up the garden I have not found a bee in the dog bowl.

As for preventing mosquitoes, I plan on ordering a few tadpoles or feeder fish.

Reblogged 1 month ago from iggymogo

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bees, beekeeping, Apiary,

Apr 4

Successful release of the Queens!!

Checked the hives for the first time since installing 2 packed bees and it appears all is going well.  Lost several bees which did not escape the package container, but overall seems things are well in the hive.

Posted 1 month ago

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Apiary, beekeeping, bees,

Mar 31

First package bees…let’s see how it goes for 2013!

Posted 1 month ago

bees, beekeeping, Apiary,

Mar 16
futuramb: Swarms of robotic bees could pollinate the flowers of the future Lauren Davis, io9.com With the bee population in distressing decline, Harvard roboticists have been looking into an artificial solution for pollinating plants. That solution: Robobees, tiny winged robots that the team hopes will autonomously fly from flower to flower,… Why keep the flowers? Not sure my fellow beekeepers are going to &#8216;take&#8217; to this idea :)

futuramb:

Swarms of robotic bees could pollinate the flowers of the future
Lauren Davis, io9.com

With the bee population in distressing decline, Harvard roboticists have been looking into an artificial solution for pollinating plants. That solution: Robobees, tiny winged robots that the team hopes will autonomously fly from flower to flower,…

Why keep the flowers?

Not sure my fellow beekeepers are going to ‘take’ to this idea :)

Reblogged 2 months ago from emergentfutures

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beekeeping, bees, Apiary,

Mar 16
Agatha&#8217;s Inn at Maple Hill in Front Royal, Virginia

Agatha’s Inn at Maple Hill in Front Royal, Virginia

Posted 2 months ago

Agatha's Inn, Front Royal, Virginia, bed and breakfast,