Brookfield Farm Beekeeper Karen Bean
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Success With Bee Hive Smokers
Beekeeper Pat Ray’s method of keeping a bee hive smoker lit – as taught to Bean of Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, Washington (and a kitty picture) Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping
Tagged bee, bee smoker, Brookfield Farm, brulap, fuel, hive, hive smoker, Pat Ray, smoker, Washington
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Preparing Honeybees to pollinate California almonds
Beekeeper Karen Bean helps Bruce Bowen and Pat Ray prepare honeybees which will go to California for almond pollination. How hives are moved, by forklift and hand dolly; how honey bound hives are corrected; how pallets are cleaned; and just how much wool Bean can get under a bee suit are covered. Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping
Tagged almonds, bees, bound, Bruce Bowen, California, cleaning, hive pallets, hives, honey, honey bound, Karen Bean, pallets, Pat Ray, pollination, Prepare
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Why does honey crystallize?
Why honey crystallizes. What you can do to make honey crystallize. What you can do to make crystallized honey become runny honey. Continue reading
Posted in Honey
Tagged crystallize, crystallized, fructose, glucose, honey, how to make honey crystallize, runny, temperature
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Checking Hives In The Winter
Checking honeybees in winter to determine which hives will go to California to pollinate almonds. Tips from beekeeper Bruce Bowen and one from beekeeper Karen Bean on what to look for when checking winter bee hive clusters. Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping
Tagged bees, check, checking bees, cluster, clusters, hives, honeybees, how to, tips, what to look for, Winter
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