Brookfield Farm Beekeeper Karen Bean
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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Honeys With Flower Names – What Do They Mean?
Varietal honeys (monofloral honey) carry the names of flowers and plants that were their primary source of nectar. How beekeepers determine the source. Variations in color. Tips on varietal versus infused honeys versus wildflower honeys – all good but different. Where to find varietal honeys. Continue reading
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Tagged alfalfa, blackberry, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, Farm, fireweed, honey, honeylocator.com, how to, Maple Falls, monofloral, monofloral honey, Seattle, Varietal, varietal honey, Washington, where to find, why, yellow star thistle
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Spring Hive Assessment at Brookfield Farm
How the honeybees are checked in the spring at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey’s bee yards which are all near Maple Falls, Washington. And a video shot of the bee yard Continue reading
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Tagged bee, Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, check, Farm, hive, hives, honeybees, how to, Maple Falls, preparation, spring, Washington, Winter
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Bring Out Your Dead : Winter Bee Hive Declines
Winter bee hive losses : what they mean to the beekeeper, what happens next. And my first video shot on an ipod – view of part of our farm bee yard and the beekeeper. Continue reading
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Tagged bee, Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, dead, deadouts, Farm, hives, honeybees, losses, Maple Falls, out, Washington, Winter
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Of Budgets, Business Plans, & Bees
A very brief overview of the “joys” of and reasons for creating a business plan and doing budgets at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, Washington Continue reading
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Tagged 5-year, bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, budgeting, budgets, Connections, Farm, Five Year Plan, honeybees, Maple Falls, plan, Sustainable, Sustainable Commections, Washington
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