Monthly Archives: August 2016

The Art of BEEing: Long Live the Queen

Posted on 21 August, 2016 by rurikia

Today I figured enough time had elapsed to go into the hive and see how the new queen introduction had gone. Part of me was prepared to find no sign of a queen and only a handful of bees, but … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Grand Hotel

Posted on 20 August, 2016 by rurikia

Grand Hotel Baum, Vicki New York Review Books, 2016 edition of 1930 translation of 1929 German original A classic of the time and place genre, Grand Hotel takes the space of a few days and follows a cast of exquisite … Continue reading →

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The Art of BEEing – Settling back in

Posted on 14 August, 2016 by rurikia

It’s been a week and a day since I installed my new VSH Italian queen.  It was very hot this week (a wireless thermometer I have in the feeder compartment at the top of the hive routinely was over 100 … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Time to Dance A Time to Die

Posted on 13 August, 2016 by rurikia

A Time to Dance A Time to Die Waller, John Icon Books, 2009 Opening with a story more akin to a novel than a non-fiction work, this book quickly changes track into a serious yet very readable analysis of the … Continue reading →

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Through the Camera: Barn car

Posted on 12 August, 2016 by rurikia

For those looking – keep searching, they do still exist

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Through the Camera: Smoke plume

Posted on 7 August, 2016 by rurikia

Some shots of the smoke plume from the “Pilot” forest fire as it drifts north over the Victor and Apple Valleys  

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Real Life Review: InstantPot IP-DUO60 Electric Pressure Cooker

Posted on 7 August, 2016 by rurikia

For years a friend has been extolling the virtues of her electric bean cooker (essentially a slow cooker with a timer) , so I was sort-of in the market for one if I ever came across it.  Then one day … Continue reading →

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The Art of BEEing: Taking sides

Posted on 7 August, 2016 by rurikia

Early this morning I exercised the local pickup option from a nearby queen producer and picked up my new queen in a parking lot outside of San Diego. By late morning I was back home and suiting up for a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The American Way of Eating

Posted on 2 August, 2016 by rurikia

The American Way of Eating McMillan, Tracie Scribner, 2012 The title seems wrong – “The American Way of Food” would fit the contents better in my opinion as the focus isn’t so much on eating as on food production and … Continue reading →

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The Art of BEEing – Restoration or Revolution?

Posted on 1 August, 2016 by rurikia

Several weeks ago, after the desert summer began, I opened the hive and found that the colony did not look well – no brood, few stores, and no comb drawing activity. I resumed feeding them, and for a couple of … Continue reading →

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