Brookfield Farm Beekeeper Karen Bean
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Winter Preparation : The Final Steps
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
Posted in Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm Bee Yards, Hive Components
Tagged bee, Brookfield Farm, covers, hives, insulation, Maple Falls, preparation, rain, Washington, Winter
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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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Honey Dearth In Pacific Northwest : Rain, Bees, & Honey
Why so little honey was harvest in northwest Washington state this year: The effect of 2010-2011 rains on the honeybees and the honey harvest at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, in Maple Falls, Washington. Continue reading
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Tagged bees, Brookfield Farm, harvest, honey, lack, Maple Falls, rain, Washington
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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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