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Naturally Treated Hives at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Part 1
The other night I was invited to give a talk on how I maintain my Naturally Treated, Antibiotic-Free hives at the Mt. Baker Beekeepers Association. Seems like a good moment to write that up for a few reasons. 1) Customers … Continue reading
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Tagged Brookfield Farm, hives, how, Maple Falls, methods, Naturally, Treated, Washington
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Our First Bear Fence for Bee Hive Protection
I built my first bear fence earlier this fall. Interestingly, it is not in any of my bee yards that are in heavy black bear territory. But the farmer was worried about a bear seen in the area, and wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged bear, bee, beekeeper, Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm, build, Fence, hives, how to, Karen Bean, make, Maple Falls, Washington
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Preparing Bees For Winter Part 3: Nucleus Hives in Winter
My nucs are given the same 3 weeks of feed and are treated for mites, just like the strong hives. But after that, their lives take a different turn. Reminder: I prep the hives for winter starting in the third … Continue reading
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Tagged Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, hives, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, nucleus, over, Washington, Winter
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Walk Away Splits in a Bee Busy Week
The Farm Bee Yard It’s been a crazed 2 weeks. As things often do, everything bee-wise happened at once: Created 7 Nucs: 4 of these were straightforward overnight splits. 1 was an emergency “Who cares where the queen is. They’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Brookfield, Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, Farm, hives, how to, Maple Falls, move, nucleus, nucs, splits, walk away, Washington
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To Feed or Not To Feed and When To Feed?
A robin crossed my path a few days ago. The alders are displaying their still closed catkins. The chickadees have been singing for a few weeks. Spring is coming. The crocuses usually follow the robins by 2 weeks. About 6 … Continue reading
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Brookfield Farm Bees & Honey Fall Overview
An overview of what’s been happening at Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey in Maple Falls ,WA. New beekeeper connection, pulling honey, balancing hives, extraction, winter preparation, and fall travels. Continue reading
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Tagged Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, hives, honey, honeybees, Maple Falls, sugar, Winter
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An Idea for Practicing Grafting Honeybee Larvae
A recap of our group’s queen bee grafting endeavors, and an idea on how to practice grafting honeybee larvae without a cell builder to test one’s grafts Continue reading
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Tagged bee, Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, cells, Farm, graft, grafting, hives, honeybees, how to, ideas, Karen Bean, larvae, Maple Falls, Mt. Vernon, nucleus, nucs, Pat Ray, practice, queens, Washington
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Grafting Honeybee Larvae to Make Queen Cells
Grafting honeybee larvae to create queen cells. Continue reading
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Tagged bee, Beekeeping, bees, board, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, cells, cloake, cloake board, cloke, Farm, graft, grafting, hives, honeybees, how to, Karen Bean, larva, larvae, Maple Falls, Pat Ray, queen, Queen cells, queen rearing, queens, rearing, Sue Cobey, Washington
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3 New Bee Yards for Brookfield Farm Honeybees
Beehives from Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, head out to three new bee yards at fabulous Whatcom County, Washington farms including Spring Frog Farm at Holistic Homestead and The Carrot And Stick Continue reading
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Painless Bee Hive Frame Making and Preping Human House for Sale
How beekeeper Bean manages to save her back when making bee boxes and assembling hive frames by using a small, portable stool and working on the floor of her hayloft Continue reading
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