Right Now
Everyone wonders what they can be doing for their bees at this time of the year. It’s colder than normal and for many we’re looking at rain and snow. Depending on your experience there are many options of things you can be doing for your bees. If you don’t...
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Winter Beekeeping
For most once the cold, wet weather hits it’s time to stop beekeeping for the year. But don’t let this weather keep you from being a good beekeeper. Winter is a great time for beekeeping. Here’s some things you can be doing now! Read! There are a ton of...
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Your Bees are Making Gifts!
As we get closer to the holiday season you might be surprised that your little bees are doing hard work to make your gift giving easier. Rather than running to the store to buy the newest plastic gizmo why not use some of the products from your bees to...
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Bee Quilts
Many years ago a home that was once owned by a farmer in the city of Seattle was being cleaned out. An entire basement was filled with supplies. Old boxes, some 8 frame some 10, miscellaneous bits and pieces of equipment and that “thing” you see in the picture...
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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: 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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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 Should My Hive Look Like
Our goal as beekeepers isn’t just to get honey or wax. It’s also to make sure that our colonies are strong and healthy, especially going into a fruit bloom or a nectar flow of some kind. So what does a healthy colony really look like. Check for these things...
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It’s a Hard Summer for Bees and Beekeepers
No matter where you are in the US (and in many cases around the globe) this seems to be a hard year. Much of the country is hot… too hot and those of us in the Northwest it’s cold and rainy. So what do you do when the weather...
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