These girls came out to today's hive tour as a birthday present from their awesome mom. One of the girls started loving bees when she got the beekeeper barbie, which she brought with her naturally. They were afraid of the bees at first but they quickly warmed up and went back for thirds on the fresh from the hive honey tasting. #lovethoseboots . . . . . . . . . . #beekeeping #bees #beekeeper #honeybee #savethebees #albeeks #instagrambham #alabama #nature #honey #rawhoney #buylocal #wildlife #insectsofinstagram #bee #samford #hivetour #barbie #birthday #hot #pink #boots #pinkboots #rainboots
Getting set for this month's hive tour this morning. It's always fun opening up a bee hive for the first time with folks. Its gonna be hot, so lots of water and a couple capri suns for the kids. . . . . #beekeeping #bees #beekeeper #honeybee #savethebees #albeeks #instagrambham #alabama #nature #honey #rawhoney #buylocal #wildlife #insectsofinstagram #bee #hivetour
Spent the morning talking with @samfordchs about what goes into harvesting honey. It got a little sticky, but that was to be expected. Even had a little bee who hitched a ride into the kitchen to hear the talk.
Got some new decals in from @stickermule. They look sharp so we plan on getting some more options in. . . . . . . #beekeeping #bees #beekeeper #honeybee #savethebees #albeeks #instagrambham #alabama #nature #honey #rawhoney #buylocal #wildlife #insectsofinstagram #bee #stickermule #sticker #decal #logo #smallbusiness #jeep #grandcherokee
I didn't post much on this a few weeks ago (not much for self promoting). I was certified as a Master Beekeeper by the Eastern Apiculture Society, which is a big deal in the beekeeping community and takes 5+ years of study and practice. . EAS is very well respected group and a has notoriously difficult Master Beekeeper test. Pass rate on first time candidates is very low. It's known that you don't go to pass it on your first try, but you go to find out what you don't know about bees. . Of the 11 people taking it for the 1st time this year, 2 passed. 8 others were taking it for the 2nd or 3rd time and 4 of them passed. I was shocked to see that I passed and had to get it verified because I really didn't believe it. If you want to know the details of testing, keep reading. . Testing was 2 days long and you had to get an 85+ on each of the 4 sections. . To even sit for the test, you have to apply, plead your case and get a previously certified master beekeeper to recommend you. . Day 1 was a written exam with mostly fill in the blank, short answer and essay questions so you had to really know the answers. Not many multiple choice questions. After that test was completed, you were scheduled to do an oral test. 4 questions were given to you by 3 master beekeepers. One question you knew ahead of time and had 5 minutes to answer. The other 3 were new questions and you had 4 minutes on each one. . Day 2 was the lab exam which was actually fun. A room was full of equipment, microscopes, diseased frames, pictures and pests. Candidates had to identify all items and explain what most of them did and why a beekeeper would use the item. It ranged from disease identification to botany. The 2nd half of the days testing was an open hive test with 2 master beekeepers. You had to open a hive and examine what you saw, make recommendations, teach and explain why you are doing everything you are doing. My hive had a marked and numbered queen with some capped brood and a very small amount of eggs. I'm pretty sure they were minutes old eggs. No larva anywhere. . I'm very proud of this master beekeeper certification, but the next time you see me, you can still just call me Adam.
 

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