Brookfield Farm Beekeeper Karen Bean
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
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
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Tagged beekeeper, beekeepers, Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, honey, Karen E. Bean, Maple Falls, Marketing, Skagit Valley, spaker, Washington, why
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Wiring Beehive Frames
A lot of beekeeping at Brookfield Farm is fun. However, I would not put making frames, wiring them, and hanging wax into that category. It falls under “must be done” and “oh, I can listen to these podcasts I collected.” … Continue reading
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Tagged beehive, Brookfield Farm, frames, how to, Maple Falls, Washington, wire
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Installing Russian Queens
Every year I have purchased ten queens for new up-river hives. This year I was able to buy the girls from Cold Country Queens in New York State. I particularly wanted queens from this source because they raise Russian Queens … Continue reading
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Tagged Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, Farm, honeybee, install, Maple Falls, queens, Russian, Washington
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