Under the Deck Honey

What a great day honey lovers. Nature's Fare Markets in Kamloops are having their annual "WELLNESS DAY" It will be taking place in the store on March 7th from 9am to 6pm(TODAY). The focus of this event is Community Wellness, incorporating local practitioners into their many interactive demo stations throughout the store this day. Their Bistro will be serving fresh salads and juices making this event a pleasurable experience. With 15% off all regularly priced items storewide savings as well. Come on out and take a look.

I'm a little late, but better than never. Treating the bees for varrora mites. Nasty little creatures.

So, How do honey bees survive the winter By doing the The Honey Bee Huddle! The honey bee workers huddle, heads pointed inward, into a cluster around the queen and her brood to keep them warm. Bees on the inside of the cluster can feed on the stored honey. The outer layer of workers insulates their sisters inside the sphere of honey bees. As ambient temperatures rise, the bees on the outside of the group separate a bit, to allow more air flow. As temperatures fall, the cluste...r tightens, and the outer workers pull together. As the ambient temperature drops, the worker bees actively generate heat within the hive. First, they feed on honey for energy. Then, the honey bees shiver, vibrating their flight muscles but keeping their wings still, which raises their body temperatures. With thousands of bees constantly shivering, the temperature at the center of the cluster warms up to about 93 F. When the workers on the outer edge of the cluster get cold, they push to the center of the group, and other bees take a turn shielding the group from the winter weather. During warmer spells, the entire sphere of bees will move within the hive, positioning themselves around fresh honey stores. During long spells of extreme cold, the bees may be unable to move within the hive. If they run out of honey within the cluster, the bees can starve to death just inches from additional honey reserves. So how can we help the bees make it through the winter? First and foremost, leave enough food! Bees in kamloops require about 80 to 100lbs per hive to survive. Leaving this amount of honey on each hive allows them to have enough food, without having to feed them sugar, to help them survive. Next install entrance reducers to keep out predators, and help keep heat in. Lastly, insulate their hives. In the wild bees will choose a large hollow tree or a hole in the ground to make their home. This offers them good natural insulation during the cold months. They normally wouldn't choose a 3/4" or 7/8" thick box as their home, so as beekeepers it's a good idea to insulate their hives. So here's how we do it at Under the Deck Honey

And it starts.... Christmas craft markets, we love coming to this heritage church for their christmas craft market. Lots of interesting vendors, and such unique Christmas gifts.

We are happy to announce that Home Hardware on Halston will be carrying "Under the Deck Honey" dont forget to go in and check them out.