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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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
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Tagged bee, Beekeeping, bees, brood, Brookfield Farm, check up, dead outs, hive, honeybees, Maple Falls, pollen, post winter, Washington
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Storing Bee Hive Frames in Winter
I search continuously for easy, efficient, nontoxic ways to deal with bee equipment. Storing frames for winter has been an evolving technique. I am pretty happy with my new set up: stacking frames in boxes set on their sides. When … Continue reading
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Tagged bee, Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm, frames, hive, hives, how to, Maple Falls, store, Washington, Winter
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Splitting and Supering Hives
I’m a bit behind in my posts. About 3 weeks ago I went through all my hives, again. The intention was to either split or super the ones that were getting crowded to keep them from swarming. It quickly became … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm Bee Yards, Queen Rearing : Honeybees
Tagged bee, Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm, hive, honeybees, how to, Maple Falls, nuc, queen excluder, split, Washington
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Spring Hive Check List
It is spring here: periods of sun between bouts of rain. I’ve taken the sunny days to do the spring hive assessment, which requires opening all of my hives (about 80) to check them, remove empty boxes, and give them … Continue reading
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Tagged bee, Brookfield Farm, check, feed, hive, hives, Maple Falls, over winter, spring, Washington
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Two Hives In One
I am going though all of my hives right now – more on the “what I do” in the next blog – but I thought my “two hives in one” moment was quite interesting. FALL 2013 : NO QUEEN? MERGE … Continue reading
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Tagged Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, hive, honeybees, Maple Falls, over winter, queens, two, Washington
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Storing Drawn Foundation at Brookfield Farm
Spring usually is not the time to contemplate how to store frames of foundation, but I was asked about this recently. In addition, I was just hanging up some drawn, empty frames that once contained honey, which my bees have … Continue reading
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Tagged bee, Brookfield Farm, drawn, foundation, hive, Maple Falls, storage, Washington
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Preparing Bees for Winter at Brookfield Farm Part Two: Physical Preparation
Ready For Rain I was going on about winter stores, feeding, and mite treatment in the last blog post. This posting is about the more physical aspects of winter preparation at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, here in the land … Continue reading
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Tagged Brookfield Farm, covers, hive, insulation, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, preparation, rain, tie downs, Washington, Winter, wrapping
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