Chinquapin Honey LLC

Chinquapin Honey LLC Small apiary. Locally produced seasonal honey. Master Beekeeper. Alexandria, Virginia Apiary

We are back from our 4 week visit to New Hampshire and the bees are absolutely thriving it seems. I went in just now to ...
02/21/2026

We are back from our 4 week visit to New Hampshire and the bees are absolutely thriving it seems. I went in just now to see how much fondant I needed to make. Despite the cold weather we‘ve had, three of the four hives still had fondant in the feeder shim! i broke a fondant disc in half and distributed it to #1 and #4 hives. I would say 3 more weeks before my supers go on.

02/11/2026

I guess my bees survived another winter unless I dont return soon and feed them. I starved one hive a year ago because we were here skiing and climbing. Welcome 2026!

I fed the bees before we left. The combination mouse guards-robbing screen snow porches are working as designed. Happy ...
01/25/2026

I fed the bees before we left. The combination mouse guards-robbing screen snow porches are working as designed. Happy New Year!

12/18/2025

The activity has calmed down but everyone was out! What are they so happy about?

Varroa Treatment for 2025: I am glad I keep a spreadsheet because I completely forgot about the complete treatment pict...
12/18/2025

Varroa Treatment for 2025: I am glad I keep a spreadsheet because I completely forgot about the complete treatment picture. After Honey Harvest I added ONE APIGUARD tin that I had left over for about 2 weeks (6.28-7.13). Then I added VARROASAN (8.28-10.6). I began OAV 10.27 and even after a 2-week pause in OAV treatment having gone out of town, the mite load going into winter was near zero. It is important to keep a log or spreadsheet for an apiary record.

I added two platter discs of fondant to two hives which is about 5 pounds almost. My bees were deeply clustered. I have ...
12/11/2025

I added two platter discs of fondant to two hives which is about 5 pounds almost. My bees were deeply clustered. I have to make more fondant for the other two hives. This is much better this way delivering more fondant at a time!

It is that time of the year again and I have to make some food for my bees. I am using platter plates this year because ...
12/09/2025

It is that time of the year again and I have to make some food for my bees. I am using platter plates this year because they are a little bigger.

I finally dealt with all that wax in ziplocks from this year and last year. Melt it downm pour it into forms where they ...
11/30/2025

I finally dealt with all that wax in ziplocks from this year and last year. Melt it downm pour it into forms where they will sit for the next 12 years.

11/27/2025

Night moves!

11/26/2025

My bees were really busy today in the warm air!

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Alexandria, VA
22302

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