Tag Archives: Farm

Why We Are Leaving the Bellingham Farmers Market on June 30

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Bean

Honesty can be a hindrance to business it seems. We sell raw honey from naturally-treated, antibiotic-free Washington state hives. Some of this honey is from our hives here in Whatcom County (northwest Washington state). Some of this honey is from … Continue reading →

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Installing Russian Queens

Posted on June 1, 2012 by bean

Every year I have purchased ten queens for new up-river hives. This year I was able to buy the girls from Cold Country Queens in New York State. I particularly wanted queens from this source because they raise Russian Queens … Continue reading →

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Small Cell Experiment

Posted on May 14, 2012 by bean

The sun came out for a week (amazing here). Thus another busy week: supering hives, removing queen boxes from the nucs I installed, adding brood boxes to some of those; cleaning more boxes, tops & bottoms for more queens that … Continue reading →

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Walk Away Splits in a Bee Busy Week

Posted on May 4, 2012 by bean

The Farm Bee Yard It’s been a crazed 2 weeks. As things often do, everything bee-wise happened at once: Created 7 Nucs: 4 of these were straightforward overnight splits. 1 was an emergency “Who cares where the queen is. They’ve … Continue reading →

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Changing Hives from Winter to Spring Mode

Posted on March 7, 2012 by bean

What We Call Spring I was musing a posting or two ago on when to feed my bees. The time is now (for me). The alders are in pollen, but the weather is too foul for the bees to come … Continue reading →

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Bee Houses – from eastern Europe to Oak Harbor, WA

Posted on February 23, 2012 by bean

I am fascinated by eastern European Bee Houses. I do not know much about them, so if you do, please share your wisdom. The mobile ones seem like such a wonderful elegant solution to moving small numbers of bees around: … Continue reading →

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Raw Honey Infused Vinegar: drinking vinegar and so much more

Posted on February 4, 2012 by bean

Imagine my surprise when I discovered yesterday that my wonderful (if I do say so myself) Raw Honey Infused Organic Vinegars are totally cool! Do we still say “totally cool”? That alone should show how far out of the loop … Continue reading →

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Beekeeper Gloves

Posted on January 28, 2012 by bean

Gloves: some beekeepers use them, some don’t. I do not like to be stung. I wear gloves. It is said that if you work well, bees will not sting you. I always wonder if the people who say this have … Continue reading →

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Winter Honeybee Candy (Fondant)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by bean

After a hard year of rains, we’ve been having a warm(ish) winter here in the Pacific Northwest. It’s been downright “tropical”: highs to 45 degrees F on a regular basis. I like this, but it’s not so good for the … Continue reading →

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Overwintering Nucleus Hives Atop Strong Hives

Posted on November 23, 2011 by bean

How we overwinter nucleus hives on top of strong, full hives at Brookfield Farm, in Maple Falls Washington – rain and snow for 3-4 months of winter here. Photos and description of the “hive separator” we built to give nucs underfloor heating in winter. Continue reading →

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