Brookfield Farm Beekeeper Karen Bean
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Feeding Honeybees in the Fall – 2 different apiaries
Feeding honeybees at two different beekeepers operations: a 40 hive farm and a 1000 hive operation. Karen Bean, of Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, Washington with 40 hives feeds by hand. Bruce Bowen with 1000 hives uses pumps. Continue reading
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Tagged bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, Bruce Bowen, Bruce Bowen's Bees, cane, Essential, essential oils, fall, Farm, feeding, honey bees, honeybees, Karen Bean, Mt. Vernon, Oils, Pacific Northwest, sugar, syrup
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Beehive Mouse Guards
Pictures and description of the beehive mouse guards that are made and used at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, Washington. The mouse guards help keep deer mice out of the hives. Continue reading
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Tagged cat, cloth, deer, deer mice, guard, hardware, kitten, mice, mouse, mouse guard, photos, pictures
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Essential Oils For Honeybees at Brookfield Farm
Essential oils used in honeybee feed at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WA Continue reading
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Tagged 2:1, bottom screen, entrance, Essential, hat, lemongrass, oil, Oils, rain, spearmint, sugar, syrup, tar paper, thyme, upper, upper entrance, ventilation
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Preparing Honeybees for Winter
How to make beehives ready for winter at Brookfield Farm, Washington. Including: Winter honey stores; Mouse Guards; Supplemental Feeding, and Winter Wrapping.
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Tagged beehive wrap, beehives, Beekeeping, feed, guard, guards, how to, mouse, mouse guards, supplimental, tar paper, Winter, winter feed, winter honey stores, winterizing, wrapping
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