Monthly Archives: June 2014

Cutting Grass in Bee Yards

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Bean

As spring moves into summer here in northwest Washington, the grass grows – with authority.  What looked like a tidy-ish bee yard one week can be a jungle two weeks later. So armed with my trusty power scythe, I headed … Continue reading →

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New Queens In New Hives

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Bean

The queen bees have come – with more still coming.  The first queens have been placed in their hives (the splits I wrote about in the previous blog post), and are laying.  This post covers how I put them in … Continue reading →

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