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Winter Stores, Feed & Mites : Preparing Bees for Winter at Brookfield Farm Part One

Winter Wonderland It gets wet, cold, and windy here in the winter.  We can have these weather conditions in combination, in pairs, or singularly.  I always hope for calm, clear, cold winter days, but this is the northwest corner of … Continue reading

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Feeding Honeybees in the Fall – 2 different apiaries

Feeding honeybees at two different beekeepers operations: a 40 hive farm and a 1000 hive operation. Karen Bean, of Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, Washington with 40 hives feeds by hand. Bruce Bowen with 1000 hives uses pumps. Continue reading

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