Brookfield Farm Beekeeper Karen Bean
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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
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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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Spring Bee Hive Manipulation
It’s spring (ok, four days of sun, we take what we can in the Pacific Northwest). In the spring, I manipulate my hives. At least that’s what I call it. I think the bees think “oh no, she’s messing with … Continue reading
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Changing Hives from Winter to Spring Mode
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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To Feed or Not To Feed and When To Feed?
A robin crossed my path a few days ago. The alders are displaying their still closed catkins. The chickadees have been singing for a few weeks. Spring is coming. The crocuses usually follow the robins by 2 weeks. About 6 … Continue reading
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Spring Hive Assessment at Brookfield Farm
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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Tagged bee, Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, check, Farm, hive, hives, honeybees, how to, Maple Falls, preparation, spring, Washington, Winter
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Spring comes early
Musings on a hive with supercedure cells at a time when drones are not flying Continue reading
