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Winter Preparation : The Final Steps

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Bean

The bees are all tucked in for the winter now. After making a bit more than enough mouse guards to place on those hives still “unguarded”, I switched the hives from fall-feed-mode to winter-mode. OUT WITH THE FEEDERS IN WITH … Continue reading →

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Winter Hive Preparation : First Steps

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Bean

Our Brookfield Farm honey’s pulled, extracted, and on our market tables now. The honey table at our market booth Now the work begins to prepare the bees for winter. Which arrived here suddenly.We went from a lovely warm summer to … Continue reading →

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Preparing Bees for Winter at Brookfield Farm Part Two: Physical Preparation

Posted on October 29, 2012 by bean

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

Posted on October 25, 2012 by bean

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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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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Spring Hive Assessment at Brookfield Farm

Posted on March 24, 2011 by bean

How the honeybees are checked in the spring at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey’s bee yards which are all near Maple Falls, Washington. And a video shot of the bee yard Continue reading →

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