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A Hive Prepares to Swarm, photos show how

I was watching our hives last week, and thought Hive #1 was looking less busy at the entrance. I was thinking it had swarmed. So we opened up the hive, and found our marked queen, which means the hive had not swarmed.

Don't confuse people with silly theories : GardenFork Radio

This week we learn that Mike is a hockey fan, and he is not pleased with the NHL Network on Cable. And we talk about bees and beekeeping, and bee swarming and why you want to avoid swarms in your hives. Then we digress into many tangents. Like earthquakes and basement insurance, back up sump pumps and more.

Repair the power cord on your power tool : GardenFork.TV : power tool repair video

Here we make a video on how to repair the power cord of your power tool. Don't just wrap it in tape; here Eric shows you how he repairs the power cord on his circular saw. You can do this, watch the video and then repair your tools .

My Low Tech Green Roof Project

Green Roofs are a great thing. They shade the roof a house, thus lowering the cooling bill, and add greenery to the city. But they are a lot of work to install and can be costly. So here is my low tech green roof project. The idea is to place large planters around my flat...

Pork Butt is not the rear end of the pig : GardenFork Radio

Monica joins Mike and Eric to talk more about beer cooler sous vide, grilling, food & meat safety, $1 cookies at the farmers market.

Why I own a @fordtrucks F150 : dirt

my raised beds seemed to have lost about ⅓ of their soil. Not sure why. It may be when I weed them some soil always comes with the roots of the weeds, or the soil is settling slowly. Getting garden soil can be a logistical pain. And expensive. You have to order it and have...

Foods we don't like : Erica Wides on GardenFork Radio

Today an interview with Chef Erica Wides of the Institute for Culinary Education. We talk about fermenting foods like cabbage, sous vide cooking, what its like to work in a kitchen, sharpening knives, and the foods we don't like. Chef Wides has a weekly radio show, Why We Cook, on the Heritage Radio Network,. You...

Washington DC Botanical Gardens

Fun Photos from Mother's Day at the Washington DC Botanical Gardens

Queen has been released in our newest beehive

The worker bees have released the queen bee from her queen cage which you can see in the lower right of the photo

Chicago, you are cleared for planting... GardenFork Radio

This week Mike and Eric talk about Eric's appearance on Martha Stewart Living Radio, Mike's Farmers Market Report, Tyler's Weather Predictions, and more

Hiving a bee package into our new beehive

We've added a third hive to our beehives, and our package of bees arrived on Saturday. The weather was not great, cold and windy, so we thought we'd wait until the next day, Sunday. We kept our bees in the basement to keep them from overheating. Sunday arrives with wind and 32F. Not good. But...

Beehive lost to nosema?

I went over to a friend's house yesterday to find he had lost a hive recently. There were few dead bees in the hive, but here was a ton of what I think is nosema in the hive, evidenced by the amount of bee droppings in the hive. Nosema is an intestinal ailment in honeybees,...

Why did I do that dumb thing? GF Radio

Today we talk about dull knives, Mike's weimerauner dogs, Mike's travels to the farmers market, The Steamy Kitchen Caramel Strawberry GF TV show, how to sharpen your lawnmower blades, and more. Listen and tell your friends about the show. Here are Mike's pups:

Honeybees and Blogging on Martha Stewart Radio : GardenFork Radio

Naomi and Mario, of Living Today on Martha Stewart Living Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio and XM, asked me to come back on their show and talk about blogging today. Here is a clip of our conversation. A big Thank You to Naomi and Mario. If you are interested in Sirius Radio, you can get...