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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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Tagged bee, bees, Brookfield Farm, hives, Maple Falls, snow, Washington, Winter
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Spring Beehive Tidy And Preparation 2016
Spring has arrived in Whatcom County Washington (the northwest corner of Washington state). It has arrived two weeks earlier than last year, which was early as well. The sun and flowers emerge fast on the heels of a very web … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm Bee Yards, Hive Components
Tagged Beekeeping, bees, boxes, Brookfield Farm, flipping, hive, how to, manipulation, Maple Falls, spring, Washington
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Post-Winter Hive Check 2016
We had some clear weather at the end of February, and I took advantage of it to check the hives. For the record, Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey had a 13% loss of beehives from September to March. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm Bee Yards, Feeding Bees
Tagged bee, Beekeeping, bees, brood, Brookfield Farm, check up, dead outs, hive, honeybees, Maple Falls, pollen, post winter, Washington
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New Honey Pump at Brookfield Farm
I love my new honey pump from Kelley Beekeeping. But like all love affairs, there are ups and downs, issues to deal with, questions to ask before everything works smoothly. Pump with inflow and outflow She (all wondrous machines are … Continue reading
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Tagged Assemble, Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, Geared, honey, how to, Kelley Beekeeping, Maple Falls, Pump, Washington
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Bee Year 2015 Overview – Brookfield Farm
The Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey blog went quiet for a while – ok, for quite a while. But it’s back. Bee work, honey work, festivals, Farmers Markets, a bit of fun in the backcountry and some rather massive family … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, equipment, extraction, Maple Falls, overview, tools, Washington
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Making Beehive Bottom Screens 2015
I keep mentioning that I’m “making equipment like crazy” this year, due to good weather and bee hive expansion. One of the things that we make here at Brookfield Farm are our own bottom screens. I don’t use bottom boards … Continue reading
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Tagged beehive, Beekeeping, bees, bottom screen, Brookfield Farm, how to make, Maple Falls, Washington
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Walk-Away Beehive Splits
It has been an absolutely busy time in the bee yards. The weather has been lovely, the bees have been out, and it did not pour rain in the middle of the Maple and Cascara flows. Looks like good weather … Continue reading
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Tagged away, beehive, Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, how to, Maple Falls, splits, walk, Washington
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Winter Bee Hives Losses and Lessons at Brookfield Farm
I have now gone though all my hives. My last post was about what that entailed. This post is about the results, what I saw for good and for bad, and the result of an experiment. The Overall Results This … Continue reading
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Tagged Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, failure, honeybees, Maple Falls, over winter, queen, results, Washington
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Checking and Manipulating Bee Hives in late winter
The sun finally broke out, temperatures went into the low 50F’s so I finally got out to the hives to check them for honey stores, a bit of hive manipulation, and to put in their essential oil patties. The sun … Continue reading
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Tagged bee hive, Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, cleaning, honey bound, honeybees, how to, manipulation, Maple Falls, Washington
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