Tag Archives: spring

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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Scheduling by the Flowers

Early spring flowers let us here at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WA, know when to expect our first big nectar flow (Big Leaf Maples) – A short tale of which flower are out first and what they mean. 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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Spring comes early

Musings on a hive with supercedure cells at a time when drones are not flying Continue reading

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