Brookfield Farm Beekeeper Karen Bean
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Making Essential Oil Bee Patties Making Essential Oil Bee Patties
Twice a year my bees get some essential oils in their diets. The aim is for general health, to strengthen their immune systems and to combat varroa mites, from the inside. Before I go any further, let me say there … Continue reading
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Tagged bee, Brookfield Farm, Essential, honeybees, how to, making, Maple Falls, oil, patties, recipe, Washington
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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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Tagged bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, Bruce Bowen, Bruce Bowen's Bees, cane, Essential, essential oils, fall, Farm, feeding, honey bees, honeybees, Karen Bean, Mt. Vernon, Oils, Pacific Northwest, sugar, syrup
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Essential Oils For Honeybees at Brookfield Farm
Essential oils used in honeybee feed at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WA Continue reading
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Tagged 2:1, bottom screen, entrance, Essential, hat, lemongrass, oil, Oils, rain, spearmint, sugar, syrup, tar paper, thyme, upper, upper entrance, ventilation
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