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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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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Beeswax Candles
At some point after processing your honey you’ll realize that you have all this beeswax and you want to do something with it. One of the easiest things to do is make candles. While you can purchase lots of equipment to make candles perfectly you can also make candles...
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Will I Get Honey This Year?
If you’re a beginning beekeeper who just got a package of bees this year you may be wondering if you’ll get any honey in your first year. The answer isn’t easy to say. Here’s some factors to consider when it comes to a first year honey harvest: What kind...
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Almost Time To “Go Live” – Here’s Some Sneak Previews
Alright, it’s just about time that we “went live” with this DVD, it’s almost ready to ship, we’ve got to work out a few details, but I think that we can at least give you some preview clips of what will be in the DVD while we do some...
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Sometimes Your Hive Dies
My first year of beekeeping my hive died in the winter. We had an exceptionally cold December, and the girls starved. In the video I had three rookie mistakes that you might run into. 1) Invaders. A family of mice invaded the hive and loved the warm temperature. 2)...
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