The new hive has arrived!

The new hive has arrived at VanaTee Farm! It was installed in the new Apiary March 22, 2020 with the help of great friends Brenda McHughes and Sara Miller. The new hive is a 2019 swarm catch that wintered very well in Terrebonne with Brenda. It is now settled into place and the colony is adjusting well to its new home!

Top L: Brenda & Sara moving hive from trailer to new base. Top R: Adjusting and preparing to let the bees start exploring. Bottom L: The hive entrance and now open, and the bees are starting to explore. Bottom R: The hive sitting in its new home.

Goodbye Curly

Today we said Goodbye to “Curly” this years Black Angus Breeding Bull. He has returned home to get ready for his summer job out on the Oregon Outback Range. He was a good herd bull who knew his job and always kept a watchful eye on us as we moved or worked cows.