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Pulling Honey From Brookfield Farm Bee Yards
At this time, I’ve pulled honey and extracted it (and went on a 15 day hike in the mountains). But I had no time to blog when I did any of that that, so this blog is looking back about … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm Bee Yards
Tagged Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm, harvest, honey, Maple Falls, pulling, Washington
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Preparing Supers For Bee Hives
I’m back – yes, I went away for 2 weeks: 5 days of driving and 7 days of hiking Paria Canyon in southern Utah. “The Narrows” in Paria Canyon (the river is the trail) Before I left I had to … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Hive Components
Tagged Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm, honey, Maple Falls, preparing, supers, Washington
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Checking Hives In February
In a “normal” year, February brings deep snow in our area. This is year we have seen cold sunny days, cold overcast days, rain, a few sunny 50-degree (F) days, and now, as I write this, snow. During the sunny … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Feeding Bees, Hive Components
Tagged bee, Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm, hives, honey, inspection, Maple Falls, over, stores, Washington, Winter
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Recipes for Infused Raw Honeys
I am very happy to say that our lavender raw infused honey and raw honey infused organic apple cider vinegars are in a wonderful new market : 21 Acres , in Bothell, Washington. 21 Acres is the kind of place … Continue reading
Posted in Honey
Tagged 21 Acres, Brookfield Farm, honey, infused, Maple Falls, recipe, recipies, Washington
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Honey Extraction at Brookfield Farm
Last posting was about pulling honey at my bee yards. In my continuing “this happened about 3 weeks ago, but I’m catching up” format this is looking back on extracting that honey. I have a very small extraction room: 8 … Continue reading
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Tagged Brookfield Farm, extraction, honey, Maple Falls, pictures, Washington
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Honey Harvest Surprises
Brookfield Farm Honey I have been derelict in the writing of this blog. It’s been busy weeks – ok, busy months in the bee yard. I tend to stop working when the sun sets, and until recently, that has … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping
Tagged 2012, AFB, American Foul Brood, Bean, bees, Brookfield Farm, harvest, honey, Karen, Maple Falls, Washington
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Why I Keep Bees And Sell Honey (there are easier ways to make a living)
There’s a song in the musical Man of LaMancha that goes “Why does he do the things he does? Why does he do these things?” Sometimes I sing this to myself as I move from hive to hive, but somehow … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing
Tagged beekeeper, beekeepers, Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, honey, Karen E. Bean, Maple Falls, Marketing, Skagit Valley, spaker, Washington, why
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A Visit to British Beekeeper Ian Campbell (Newcastle, England)
Beekeeper Ian Campbell Meeting other beekeepers in new places is one of the greatest joys of traveling, to me. I recently went to Newcastle, in England, where I met beekeeper Ian Campbell. He’s a truly knowledgeable beekeeper whose honeybees live … Continue reading
Bee Houses – from eastern Europe to Oak Harbor, WA
I am fascinated by eastern European Bee Houses. I do not know much about them, so if you do, please share your wisdom. The mobile ones seem like such a wonderful elegant solution to moving small numbers of bees around: … Continue reading
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Tagged bee, bees, Brookfield, Designs, Eastern, European, exterior, Farm, honey, Houses, images, interior, Karen Bean, links, Maple Falls, 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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Tagged Bean, bee, beekeeper, bees, Brookfield Farm, feed, feeders, feeding, hives, honey, honeybees, Karen, Maple Falls, spring, Washington, when to
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