Jon Working Honey Bees

Jon Working Honey Bees

Jon's Bio

I graduated from SIUC in 1981. After college I worked as an officer in the Air Force until retirement in 1997. I had a second career teaching middle school science and retired again in 2010. In 1968 I married my high school sweetheart, Shirley, and we have two beautiful daughters and four grandchildren.
I have always loved to study natural history and bees are a fantastic organism for that pursuit. Their communication, cooperation, and life cycles are amazing. It is fun just to sit by the hive and watch them rush in and out with their cargo. Beekeeping tunes you into the ecology of plants in your area as you learn which ones produce the nectar and pollen the hives depend on. This knowledge is a key ingredient of hive management. Many of the posts I make on this blog will be about plant happenings.
I am also interested in fishing and woodworking. I enjoy animal husbandry and have raised many kinds of poultry. Currently I only have a couple of yard dogs and three Boston Terriors.
Thanks to the MV Beekeepers for hosting this site.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Wednesday May 2, 2012

Finally got into the beehive today after the rainy spell.  Wow, they are doing great.   I only have one hive which consists of a package installed on combs on April 6.  I gave them the second story about 10 days ago.  The bottom box has about 6 frames of sealed brood.  Queen is laying in the top hive body now and has about 4 frames of larvae in that box.  Lots of emerging new bees.  Should be able to super up soon for the summer honey flow.
I am posting some pictures taken yesterday by my wife, Shirley.
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