Brookfield Farm Beekeeper Karen Bean
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Hiving A Swarm Post Hip Replacement Surgery
Five weeks out of hip replacement surgery and the bees swarmed. A potential disaster that is shaping up to be just fine. … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, Brookfield Farm, hip replacemet, hive, honey, Maple Falls, swarm, Washington
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The Longest Winter
It’s been a long winter here in the mountains in the northwest corner of the lower 48 states. It started snowing the first week of December and has just recently stopped. We did have a 1 ½ week break where … Continue reading
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2016 A Year To Forget
I’m back. I have been away from the blog world for a while. 2015 was not a good year personally or bee-wise. At the moment it is snowing, so not a lot to talk about regarding the bees. Please do … Continue reading
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New Queens In New Hives
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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Oyster Mushrooms Emerge
Oyster Mushrooms emerge from alder snags in the Brookfield Farm forest. Lovely and delicious. Continue reading
First Flight:
an intro to our off-grid apiary near Mount Baker Washington Continue reading
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