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Bee Hive Foundation : So Many Foundations So Little Time
Bee hive foundations : plastic, wax, foundationless. What I see as the good side and bad side to each of these. Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 4 Hive Components
Tagged bees, Brookfield Farm, foundationless, hives, how to, Maple Falls, plastic foundation, Washington, wax foundation
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Naturally Treated Hives at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey : Pt 1 of 2
What “Naturally Treated” hives means at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, Washington. Part 1 : Treatments and methods used. Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 2 Diseases/Pests/Treatments, 4 Hive Components
Tagged 1 Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm, hives, how to, Maple Falls, naturally, treated, Washington
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What Colors Do Bees See (and painting bee hives)
What colors do bees see. How the colors we see differ from bees. And painting bee gear at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, Washington Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 6 Honeybees -interesting stuff
Tagged 1 Beekeeping, 8 Brookfield Farm & Bees, bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, color vision, colors, do, hives, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, painting, see, Washington, what
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Walk Away Splits in a Bee Busy Week
How to do an emergency walk-away split (don’t look for the queen, you’ll find out later where she is) and a crazed bee busy week at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WA Continue reading
A Visit With Newcastle (UK) Beekeeper Ian Campbell
A visit to British Beekeeper Ian Campbell’s hives in Newcastle, England : Apis millifera millifera (British Black Bee) – New equipment (to the US Beekeeper) and wonderful honey Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Beekeeping, beekeeper, bees, Campbell, England, hives, how to, Ian, Newcastle, U.K.
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Changing Hives from Winter to Spring Mode
Changing bee hives from winter mode to spring mode – including feeding – at Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, Maple Falls, Washington Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Beekeeping, 8 Brookfield Farm & Bees, bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, hives, honeybees, how to, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, pollen substitute, sugar, syrup, Washington, Winter
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Bee Houses from Eastern Europe to Oak Harbor, Washington
European bee houses (the hives stay inside the houses and open at the back) – and a US and UK bee house. Images of the wonderful painted hives, and a look into how the eastern European hives work. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Beekeeping, bee hives, bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, Carniola, eastern, European, exterior, hives, interior, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, Oak Harbor, Round Tuit Farms, Solvenia, Washington
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To feed or not to feed and When to Feed
Spring feeding options for honey bees. When to start. Some options and issues. What I do at Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, Maple Falls, WA Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Beekeeping, bee, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, cells, Essential, feed, hives, honeybees, Maple Falls, Oils, plants, sugar, syrup, timing, Washington, when, when to feed
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Winter Honeybee Candy (Fondant)
Making Fondant (Winter Honeybee Candy) and putting it into hives before the big snow at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, Washington Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Beekeeping, 8 Brookfield Farm & Bees, bee, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, Candy, feed, Fondant, hives, honeybees, how to, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, Winter
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Brookfield Farm Bees & Honey Fall Overview
An overview of what’s been happening at Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey in Maple Falls ,WA. New beekeeper connection, pulling honey, balancing hives, extraction, winter preparation, and fall travels. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, hives, honey, honeybees, Maple Falls, sugar, Winter
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