The Hipbee
8609 9th Line L0M1T0 Barrie, ON, Canada

#employeeofthemonth Meet Nancy she is working her anti off collecting #pollen for her hive. WTG girl you are definitely deserving of this months award. #springbees #spring #pollenpants #pollen #simcoecounty #essa

Missing travel, family, friends. My favorite #beekeeping moment visiting this #beeyard in #paris

#mackayclan Happy #tartanday #Canada #scotishheritage

Bees in Pysanka, Happy Easter! To see more Easter and Bees ~ Follow: Historical Honeybee Articles - Beekeeping History Bees were sometimes depicted on pysanka a...s a symbol of hard work and pleasantness, and represented all the good insects which should not be killed. In Ukraine, it was the custom to place at least one Pysanka egg beneath each bee hive to insure good production of honey. The art of the decorated egg in Ukraine, or the pysanka, probably dates back to ancient times. Christians embraced the egg symbol and likened it to the tomb from which Christ rose. Pysanky were thought to protect households from evil spirits, catastrophe, lightning and fires. The word comes from the verb pysanka, "to write", as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax. Bees were sometimes depicted on pysanka as a symbol of hard work and pleasantness, and represented all the good insects which should not be killed. Pysanky are typically made to be given to family members and respected outsiders. To give a pysanka is to give a symbolic gift of life, which is why the egg must remain whole. At least one egg was placed beneath the bee hive to insure good production of honey. Source: Wiki - Pysanka http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pysanka

Flying in warm weather collecting pollen. These ladies are working hard to build the hives population to have a large work force for the upcoming nectar flow.

Check out these colours we got today. Amazing ladies thank you!

#notbees Here’s the gang #chickenflock heading in for the night. We are still getting #eggs from these ladies and is the highlight of the day to go out and see how many. Each day we have the #dailyannouncement of the #number of eggs were in the #coop #chickenmama #lovemyflock

#cookies and #wine This goes out to all the #moms and #dads trying to navigate #virtuallearning, the kids being home plus maintaining a normal life- - life is not normal right now - do what you can, be the best you can be and that IS enough #hugsformoms #hugsfordads

#Winter and the #chickens #feels

#artisanbreads are my all time favorite. Just add #honey!

#freshbread right out of the oven!

#hikeontario the #woods are beautiful after a fresh #snowfall. #peaceful #calmingvibes #hugfromnature