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About brookfieldfarmhoney

Brookfield Farm, a small off-grid apiary in Maple Falls, WA focuses on the beauty and bounties of Washington’s wilderness. We sell honey from our bees, whose chemical-free, antibiotic-free hives are home to bees who fly Washington’s mountains. Herbal salves and lip balms from Brookfield beeswax. Delicately infused honeys and vinegars. Varietal honeys from independent Washington beekeepers. Handcrafted wooden furniture. Handcrafted wooden furniture based on designs that have been proven over centuries. Award-winning DVDs that take the viewer up the Pacific Crest Trail and through Mount Baker’s wonderful wilderness. Handcrafted wooden furniture based on designs that have been proven over centuries. Karen Edmundson Bean: beekeeper, photographer. Her love of the wilderness inspires her to discover new ways of bringing the wonders of nature to others. Brookfield Farm : the tastes, textures, sounds, and images of nature.

A Huge Swarm of June Bees

A massive June swarm : When swarms read the book, but don’t take really good notes. Continue reading

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Making Bottom Screens For Bee Hives

How I make bottom screens for my bee hives at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, Washington Continue reading

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Paria Canyon, Utah: A Spring Hike

Not about beekeeping at all – Posting is about walking the Paria River in southern Utah and northern Arizona – There’s one picture of bee and a very interesting bee experience, however Continue reading

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Bee Hive Foundation Experiment (none and ½ sheets)

Experiment with foundationless and half-sheet foundation bee hive frames. How I made them. How I used them. How they’re working out. Continue reading

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Preparing Supers for Bee Hives

How I prepare supers for the Brookfield Farm bee hives. Continue reading

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Feeding Bees in the Spring

How, why, what and when I feed bees at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WA Continue reading

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Spring Hive Manipulation

What spring hive manipulation entails at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WA. Continue reading

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American Foulbrood Researchers – The Few, The Committed

American Foulbrood Research today : Diane Yost (University of Las Vegas, Nevada) and Fera National Bee Unit, York, UK Continue reading

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Storing Drawn Foundation at Brookfield Farm

How drawn comb foundation is stored at Brookfield Farm in Maple Falls, Washington : Hanging or “Little Tunnels” : light and air are the key. Continue reading

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Checking Hives In February

A February check on the bees at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls WA. What was found: from strong to dead. How this year’s honey & pollen configuration seems to be working out. Continue reading

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