From the Beekeeping Meeting: American Foulbrood
As I mentioned in the last blog post the last meeting of Puget Sound Beekeepers was especially informative. Over the next few blog posts I’ll be going over some of the nasty diseases and pests we talked about so you can familiarize yourself with these yucky things and in...
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At The Beekeeping Meeting
As we’ve talked about before going to your local beekeeping association meetings is a great way to increase your knowledge and stay up to date on developments and research in beekeeping. The meeting this week with the Puget Sound Beekeepers was full of great information as usual and included...
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Pictures From The Hive Inspection
Well yet another hive inspection and yet more pictures! The bees are bringing in VERY dark knotweed honey which is exciting. They’ve also managed to make a bit of a mess of their combs, pulling them out way too far and sometimes attaching them to other combs. Ah well,...
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Beekeeping Feeders: Inverted Jars
We’ve talked before about issues with feeders and things to consider when choosing a type of feeder. Inverted jar feeders can be a great solution to spring feeding as they take care of many problems and don’t produce too many problems of their own. One of the better functions...
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Beekeeping Feeders: Frame Feeder
Last week we talked about the entrance feeder and concluded that while it’s a good tool for emergency feedings it’s not a great long term feeding solution. Today we’ll talk about the frame feeder and the perks and drawbacks to this style of feeder. As with all feeders there...
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Beekeeping Feeders
There are lots of different options out there for feeding your bees sugar water. Each has its own benefits and drawbacks and we’ll be looking at several different types over the next few posts. Today we’ll look at the entrance feeder. This feeder uses a typical canning jar with...
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It’s Time To Plan For Honey Harvest
Depending on where you live it may well be time to begin planning for your first honey harvest. Of course if you’re in the south and your bees did particularly well this year you might have already harvested even if you started the hive this year. For some in...
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More Pictures From the Hive Inspection
Here’s a few more pictures from the last hive inspection. Unfortunately the weather in Washington was cold, rainy and windy for far too long and thus the bees had been making a lot of burr and brace comb that hadn’t been cleaned up for a while. Here’s a bit...
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What Do These Beekeeping Pictures Show?
Do you know what these pictures are showing? Submit your guesses in the comments area below! Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 So what do these pictures show? Submit your answers here!
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Beekeeping Sugar Roll, Not Nearly As Tasty As It Sounds!
When asked what terms people found confusing our friend Harriet said she wondered what a sugar roll test was and why it should be done. That’s a great question so here’s the answer. Basically a sugar roll test is something you use to determine if you have Varroa mites....
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