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https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/sallyinsnow2016.jpgSmall Dog On Snowy RoadThe pet who walks the 1.5 mile round trip with me. https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/mapleinsnow2016.jpgmapleinsnow2016https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/hivesinsnowcloser2016.jpgHive in Snow, Brookfield Farm, WA 2016https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/hivesinsnow2016.jpgHives In the Snow 2016Please do not say "let it snow"https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/guarddoginsnow.jpgLivestock Guard Dog In SnowProtecting from bears, cougars, coyoteshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/goatsdoginsnow.jpgLivestock Guard Dog and Goats in SnowLivestock Guard Dog as Road Block to Goatshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/goatkidswalkinsnow.jpggoat kids walk in snowCashmere and Saanen kids https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/goatkideatstreecu.jpgGoat Kid Eats 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Market2016-11-26T01:47:55+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/honeys-with-flower-names-%e2%80%93-what-does-it-mean/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/basilbee.jpgHoneybee Checks out a Basil FlowerBee On Basil2016-11-26T01:45:51+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/how-to-use-honey-to-replace-other-sweeteners/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/whitecanesugarbyfitzwikimediacomm.jpgWhite Cane Sugar by Fitz (Wikimedia Commons)White Cane Sugar by Fitzhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/blueagaveagavetequilanastanshebs-wicicommons.jpgBlue Agave (agave tequilana) by Stan Shebs (Wikipemedia Commons)Blue Agave by Stan Shebshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/steviaflowersethelaardvarkwikipedia-commons.jpgStevia Flowers : photo by Ethel Aardvark (Wikipedia 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grafted2016-11-26T01:35:31+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/what-colors-do-bees-see-and-painting-bee-hives/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/yellowhives4web.jpgBee hives being painted yellow at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAYellow: Brookfield Farm's 2012 colorhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/paintingbeeboxeswithmojo.jpgPaintingBeeBoxesWithMojohttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/paintedtops4web.jpgBee hive tops drying in the sun at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAbee hive tops dryinghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/beeyard4web.jpgKaren Bean's Bee Yard: Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls WAColors : Good for the bees and they make me 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Februaryhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/img_7679.jpgFrame of Honey with Bees in BackbroundStill working on their fall honeyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/img_7681.jpgHoneybees, post-winter cluster, Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WaA nice little cluster of beeshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/img_7689.jpgCrystalized Honey for honey bee feedMaking the honey "patty"https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/img_7696.jpgDead bees on screened bottom board -They're all there, just deadhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/img_7695.jpgHoneybees on sealed and open broodHoneybees on sealed and open broodhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/img_7708.jpgHoneybee and native BumblebeeWe are all bees togetherhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/img_7714.jpgHoneybees bringing in pollen in the spring, Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WASpring 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do not open extractors when they're moving)Extractor Spinning (don't open spinning extractors, it's dangerous)https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/4framesinextractor.jpgFrames Loaded into ExtractorLoaded and Ready to Spinhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/3decappedhoney.jpgFrame of honey after uncappingAfter uncappinghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/2uncappedhoney.jpgAn Uncapped Frame of Honey, Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WABefore Uncappinghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/1stackedboxes.jpgHoney Supers Waiting For Extraction, Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, Maple Falls WashingtonWaiting To Be Extracted2013-10-02T20:28:26+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/pulling-honey-at-brookfield-farm-bee-yards/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/beesatupperentrance.jpgBeesAtUpperEntrancehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/beesattruck.jpgHoneybees try to enter pick up truckThey know there's a way inhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/8leifbefore.jpgHives of Different Sizes in a Brookfield Farm Bee YardEstablished and New Hives side by sidehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/8aleifheatherafter.jpgEqualized bee hives in a Brookfield Farm Bee Yard near Maple Falls, WASame yard after harvesthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/7beequickrag.jpgFelt Rag with Bee-Quick in a hiveso neat, so tidy, but it workshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/6beequick.jpgBee Quick Spray on Brookfield Farm Hivesnothing like a product shot, eh?https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/5donationframe.jpgPartially Capped Frame of Honey in a Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey bee yardPartially Capped Framehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/5bupperentrancestoppedup.jpgBee Hive Upper Entrance Stopped UpBlocked Upper Entrancehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/5agretchensafter.jpgBrookfield Farm's bee hives at Spring Frog Farm, after harvestBee Hives "equalized"https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/4framehoney.jpgA frame of honey from a Brookfield Farm bee yardOne Full Frame2013-11-10T22:08:10+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/busy-august-at-brookfield-farm/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/rendezvousbench72.jpgRendezvous Bench by Ian Balsillie, Maple Falls, WAa rendezvous benchhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/wireview.jpgBrookfield Farm View from Wiring TableAlders, Wild Cherries, and Cascarahttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tiboonbaker.jpgPackgoat near Mt. Baker, WashingotnYes, he does eat the flowers.https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/ssmites.jpgStratiolaelaps scimitus Mites in a tubesays it allhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/sallybaker.jpgBrookfield Farm dog at Mt. Baker WashingtonOur little dog at Mt. Bakerhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/sagefencedriver.jpgPost driver on Post with Sunthe "joys" of fencinghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/sageclipping.jpgNew Brookfield Farm Bee YardI like the view - the bees like the foragehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/sagebeardone.jpgSolar Bear Fence at Brookfield Farm Bee Yard, Washingtonhives installed, fence powered, bees flyinghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/mojohelps.jpgLivestock Guard Dog supervises bee frame wiringwhen not guarding goats and bees - he does quality controlhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/kidgear.jpgGoat Kid amid bee frame assembly geareveryone said "have your kids help"2013-09-24T23:06:27+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/participating-in-a-bee-health-survey/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/surveystuff.jpgBeeinformed.org's Health Survey KitThe BeeInformed.org Kithttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/surveyhivetagged.jpgBee Hive Tagged For Health SurveyTagged Hivehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/surveybottledbees.jpgHoneybees bottled for health surveyOne hive's bee samplehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/surveybeesintub.jpgHoneybees In collection tubNurse bees in Collection Tubhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/surveybeesinbag.jpgBees Bagged to Ship to LaboratoryBagged and ready to go2013-08-21T22:31:08+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/phages-that-attack-american-fould-brood-field-test/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/phage1-pa.jpgProfessor Penny Amy and Researcher Diane Yost in AFB bee yardProfessor Penny Amy and Researcher Diane Yosthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/phagecontrolframe.jpgControl Hive Frame in AFB Phage TestControl frame, looking too good.https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/phageafbhive.jpgBee hive frame with American Foul BroodAmerican Foul Brood Hivehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/phage3samplebag.jpgAmerican Foul Brood Sample Bags Marking The Sample Bagshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/phage3asoilsample.jpgSoil Sample Packets - AFB Phage testingSoil Samples from bee yardhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/phage2blog.jpgPhage in vials: one dried, one rehydratedPhages before and after rehydrationhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/phage2ablog.jpgSpray Bottle for phages that attack American Foul BroodSpray Bottle Marked at 400 mlhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/phage1astuff.jpgAmerican Foul Brood Phage Treatment KitThe Kit2014-11-06T01:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/06/24/preparing-bee-yards/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/6boxesgoin.jpgBee hives being placed in a Brookfield Farm Bee yardBringing In the Beeshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/5screens.jpgBee hive entrance reducer screensEntrance Reducer Screenshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/4burlap.jpgBurlap being cut for a bee hiveCutting the Burlaphttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/3cutgrass.jpgTall Grasses and Flowers near a Brookfield Farm Bee yard (WA)Grasses & Flowers Grow Tall Herehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/2threeplaceswaiting.jpgBee gear waiting for three hives Set And Waitinghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/1newhives.jpgNew Hives In Place in a Brookfield Farm, WA, beeyardSet Up And Flyinghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/1byavonnesyard.jpgView from a Brookfield Farm bee yardFlatland bee yard areahttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/1ajansyard.jpgA Maple Falls bee yardMountain Beeyard2013-07-01T22:38:51+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/a-huge-swarm-of-june-bees/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/swarmwithtree.jpgHoneybee Swarm and Destination TreeFrom Here To Therehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/swarmtree.jpgThe Honeybee Swarm's TreeThe Branch Girls, Not The Trunkhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/swarmboxed.jpgBoxed Swarm of HoneybeesThe Swarm's New Homehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/swarm.jpgSwarm of Honeybees In TreeThe Swarmhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/bigswarm.jpgBig Swarm of HoneybeesSwarm On The Wing2013-08-21T22:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/making-bottom-screens-for-bee-hives/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/hangerboltin1.jpgBee Hive bottom screen Hanger BoltHanger Bolt being screwed in placehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/waitingforpaint1.jpgBee Hive Bottom Screen Waiting For PaintWaiting For Sun and Painthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/staplestohold1.jpgStaplesToHoldhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/screenonbase1.jpgBee Hive bottom board Screen on BaseScreen Laid Onhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/puttingedgeson1.jpgPuttingEdgesOnhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/staplestohold.jpgStaplesToHoldhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/screenonbase.jpgBee hive bottom screen on baseLaying the Screen Inhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/puttingedgeson.jpgAssembling bee hive bottom screensAdding the top layerhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/makingscreenbase.jpgMaking Bee Hive Bottom Screen BasesMaking the Basehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/iancutsboards.jpgWoodworker Ian Balsillie and Bee Hive Bottom Board PiecesIan volunteers to cut wood2013-05-31T21:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/paria-canyon-utah-a-spring-hike/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/3pariariverbegins.jpgParia River Begins (White House Trail Head)Unworldly Hills near White House Trail Headhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/22endoftrail.jpg22 End Of Paria Canyon Trail, ArizonaThe End Of The Trailhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/19lizwidetree.jpg19 Lizard with Desert Landscape : Paria Canyon, UtahThe lizards were wonderfulhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/18lizardcu.jpg18 Lizard Close Up : Paria Canyon, UtahI'm Ready For My Close Uphttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/17petromontage.jpg17 Petroglyph Montage : Paria River Canyon, UtahPetroglyph with closer goat inserthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/16cactusflower.jpg16 Prickly Pear FlowerSoft and Spikey - that's nature for youhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/16abee.jpg16 Honeybee on Prickly Pear BloomA bee finally held still (covered in pollen)https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/15yucca.jpg15 Yucca and Fractured Cliffs : Paria River UtahYucca and Cliffs : (The river canyon widens more)https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/14riveropens.jpg14 Paria River Widens Even MoreParia River continues to widen on the journey southhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/13archparia.jpg13 Wrather Arch, Paria River UtahWrather Arch 2013-11-20T02:16:41+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/bee-hive-foundation-experiment-none-and-%c2%bd-sheets/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/foundationless.jpgFoundationless Beehive FrameLook Ma, No Foundation!https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/clydeparia.jpgBeekeeper Clyde at Paria Canyon TrailheadBeekeeper Clyde at Paria Canyon Trailheadhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/beeyardspringfrog.jpgOne of Brookfield Farm's Bee Yards : SpringFrogA hive that needs splittinghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/7halfhungweaker.jpgBees Draw out a half foundation frameA smaller hive's work with half-hung foundationhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/6nofoundationweaker.jpgBeens work a foundationless frameWeakerA not-so-strong hive's foundationless effortshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/5halfhungstrong.jpgA half-foundation frame being completed by bees at Brookfield Farm Bees And HOney, Maple Falls, WAHalf-Hung Foundation on a stronger hivehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/4nofoundationstrong.jpgFoundationless Frame being comleted by honey bees at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WFoundationless Frame in a stronger hivehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/3halfhungfoundatin.jpgA beehive foundation prepared with only half a foundation sheetPreparing a Half-Hung Sheet of Foundationhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/2cuttingfoundation.jpgCutting Bee Hive Foundation in halfCutting the Foundationhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/1glueingsticks.jpgFoundationless Frame PreparationItems to prepare foundationless frames2013-05-15T02:20:44+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/preparing-supers-for-bee-hives/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/5frameswithyears.jpgBee hive super Frames WithYearsNumbered by Yearhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/4framesinsupers.jpgFrames in Honey Super - direction arrows shownFrames lined up in their superhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/3superswaitingtogo.jpgBee hive supers waiting to be loaded Supers Ready For Bee Yardhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/2hangingfoundation.jpgBee Hive Foundation Stored on HangersFoundation Hanging Aroundhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/1superstoclean.jpgBee Hive Supers about to be cleanedReady For Cleaninghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/1aparianarrows72dpi.jpgParia Canyon "The Narrows" Utah"The Narrows" in Paria Canyon - the river is the trail2013-04-30T02:44:58+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/feeding-bees-in-the-spring/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/maplebloom.jpgBig Leaf Maple Bloom from Encylopedia of Life http://eol.org/pages/582252/detailsBig Leaf Maple Bloom courtesy of Encyclopedia of Lifehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/800px-north_fork_nooksack_river_from_mosquito_lake_road_bridge.jpgNorthfork Nooksack River by Andrew Enns (wikipedia commons)Northfork Nooksack River by Andrew Enns (wikipedia commons)https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/feedingfarmhives-1.jpgHomemade Hive Top feeder being filleda "dollar store" feederhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/pollenbeesbackdoor.jpgHoney Bees With Pollen at Back Of Hivesometimes they prefer the back doorhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/maplesnearbloom.jpgBig Leaf Maple Near Bloom, at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WAalmost ready to bloomhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/beesemptyfeeder.jpgHoneybees Examine Empty FeederFeeder after bees have dined.2014-03-31T23:50:16+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/spring-hive-manipulation/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/reallytalltiedownhive.jpgTall Tied Down Hive at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WAStack of boxes I call hivehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/springbottomboarddead.jpgWinter Dead Bees on Bottom ScreenThe Dead of the Winterhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/happyspringbees.jpgHappy Spring Bees at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WAHappy Bees in Sunshine!https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/deadbeepile.jpgSpring Cleaning Dead Bee PileGather & Haul Awayhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/beedebisspringclean.jpgSpring Cleaning Bee DebrisEmpty frames and boxes 2014-12-30T19:10:21+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/storing-drawn-foundation-at-brookfield-farm/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/tunnelsoffoundation.jpgDrawn foundation being stored in 3-deep boxes3 "tunnels" of 3-deep foundationhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/hangingfoundation.jpgDrawn bee hive foundation stored on wooden hangersthe line on the right is 40 feet long.2013-03-21T01:35:44+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/checking-hives-in-february/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/skiingsnow.jpgSnow, River, & Mountains: Whatcom County Washingtona few miles up river from the farmhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/7beesbetweenbars.jpgHoneybees peek from between top bars at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WABees Between Bars https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/6dividinguphoney.jpgDividing Up Frames of Honey at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WADividing Up Honeyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/5beesonfoam.jpgHoneybees at the top of a Brookfield Farm hive in FebruaryMoving insulation & burlap to see the top bars.https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/4largecluster.jpgHoneybees seen between hive boxes A Strong Hivehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/3smallcluster.jpgA small overwintering cluster of honeybeesA Small Clusterhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/2deadout.jpg2DeadOuthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/1febweather.jpgA Nice February Day in Maple Falls, WAA Nice February Day2013-03-01T03:02:18+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/small-cell-experiment/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/smallcellsizecompair.jpgSmallCellSizeCompairhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/smallcellsidebyside.jpgSmallCellSideBySidehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/smallcellsidebycu.jpgSmall Cell Foundation Next to Commercial Cell FoundationA comparisonhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/smallcellnbox.jpgSmall Cell Foundation In Boxes : Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAHung, Marked, and Waitinghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/smallcellinstall.jpgSmallCellInstallhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/smallcellcutting.jpgCutting Large Small Cell Foundations to Fit Western framesCutting Down The Sheetshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/smallcellcutcu.jpgSmallCellCutCUhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/hivessun.jpgHivesSunhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/beedandi72dpi.jpgHoneybee On Dandelion : Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAHoneybee On Dandelion2013-02-28T23:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/installing-russian-queens/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/russianqueen.jpgRussian Honeybee Queen from Cold Country Queens Website : http://www.coldcountryqueens.comRussian Queen (photo from coldcountryqueens.com)https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/russian1-1.gifRussian Honeybee Queen from Douglas Farm website : http://www.douglasfarm.comhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/6queenwalked.jpg6QueenWalkedhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/4queensout.jpg4QueensOuthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/3queeninstall1a.jpgHoneybee Queen Cage between top frames : Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAChecking out the new queenhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/2queenstillin.jpgCaged Queen being examined by worker bees : out their new queen (in a cage) at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WACaged Queen and Workershttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/1queeninstall1.jpgHoneybee Queen Cage In Hive: Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WAQueen meets Workers2013-12-27T01:27:59+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/wiring-bee-hive-frames/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/frame8.jpgA wired bee hive foundation frame and a wired and waxed foundation frame at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonBefore and After hanging waxhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/frame7.jpgBee hive foundation frame wire tightened at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonThe other side tightenedhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/frame6.jpgTrimmed twist and tightened wire on a bee hive foundation frame at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonTrimmed and tightened on one side.https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/frame5a.jpgWire in a bee hive frame after completed twist : at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonCompleted Twisthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/frame5.jpgFirst twist on the two ends of a bee hive frame wire at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonBeginning the Twisthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/frame4.jpgWire being looped through a frame for a bee hive Beekeeper Karen Bean threads wire into a bee hive frame at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonComing around the sidehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/frame3.jpgBeekeeper Karen Bean threads wire into a bee hive frame at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonThreading Wire Throughhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/frame2.jpgBee hive frames waiting to be wired at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonWork to be donehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/frame1.jpgBeekeeper Karen Bean wires bee hive frames at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonWiring Frames2014-07-15T23:26:28+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/08/10/932/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/beesontopbars72dpi.jpgHoney bees on Top Bars at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls WashingtonBrookfield Farm 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with no wingsWhat Wings? 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Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WASupercedure queen cells eaten from side2013-02-16T23:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/10/17/extracting-honey-at-brookfield-farm-bees-and-honey/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/uncappingstation.jpgHoney Uncapping Station at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAThe uncapping tub https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/uncappedframe.jpgAn uncapped frame of honey at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAAfter uncappinghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/myhoney.jpgRaw Mountain Wildflower honey from Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAAll Finishedhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/meextracting.jpgBeekeeper Karen Bean of Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey in the extraction roomSoft light, diffused image - it works for mehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/insideextractor.jpgHoney frames inside a 20 frame extractor at Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, Maple Falls, WAFrames Ready To Spinhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/honeyoutextractor.jpgHoney flows from extractor to bucket at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WashingtonA very basic set uphttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/framespreuncapped1.jpgUncapped frames of honey at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonBefore the uncapping2013-02-16T23:43:07+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/winter-stores-feed-mites-preparing-bees-for-winter-at-brookfield-farm-part-one/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/4apiguardpostweek.jpgApiguard cards after treatment on Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey hives, Maple Falls, WAAfter the treatmenthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/3apiguardonhive.jpgApiguard gel on a Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey Hive, Maple Falls, WashingtonApiguard on Top Barshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/2apiguardweigh.jpgWeighing Apigaurd for Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey hives.25 grams Apiguardhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/1apiguard1-setup.jpgApiguard being weighed out at a Brookfield Farm bee yard near Bellingham, WashingtonWeighing out Apiguard2013-02-16T23:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/preparing-bees-for-winter-at-brookfield-farm-part-two-physical-preparation/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/tieddownhives1.jpgBee hives ready for rain at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAReady For Rainhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/tieddownhives.jpgBee Hives Tied for Winter at Brookfield Farm, Maple FAllsThe new wayhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/reallytalltiedownhive.jpgRopes holding down rain cover on bee hive at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAhive and nuc ready for winter rainshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/hivetiedown.jpgRopes tying down hives at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAaround the block - up to the hivehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/insulation8.jpgWinter bee hive insulation close up at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WABee checks out bee spacehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/insulation7.jpgInsulation covering burlap and top bars on hive at Winter burlap showing bee space on top bars of a bee hive at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAInsulation with Bee Spacehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/insulation6.jpgBurlap on bee hive top bars - close up - Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WASpace For Bees To Roamhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/insulation5.jpgNew burlap over top bars of bee hive at Bee chewed burlap covers top bars on hive at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WANew Burlaphttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/insulation4.jpgBurlap, adapted by bees at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WABee adapted burlaphttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/insulation3.jpgHive top bars after feeder removed at Empty hive top feeder on top bars at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAfeeder removed2013-12-20T00:16:14+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/preparing-bees-for-winter-part-3-nucleus-hives-in-winter/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/4winterexper.jpgA second queen excluder is laid atop a hive collar as part of a 2012 over winter nuc experiment at Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, Maple Falls, Washingtonadding the second excluderhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/3winterexper.jpgHoles being cut into newspaper through queen excluder in over wintering experiment at Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, Maple Falls, Washingtoncutting the holeshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/2winterexper.jpgNewspaper being placed over strong bee hive at Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonLaying in the news paperhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/1wintercollar.jpgWinter Separation for Nucleus Hive and Strong Hive at Brookfield Farm Bees And HOney, Maple Falls, WA 2012hive collar height differences2017-03-08T16:01:49+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/building-my-first-bear-fence/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/1beeonsolarpanel.jpgHoney Bee walks on Solar Panel (Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WA)quality control supervisorhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/1bearfencewithsolar.jpgBee hives behind Bear Fence (hives from Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WA)hooked up and ready to zaphttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/goatsfence4bearfence.jpgCashmere Goats Behind woven wire fence at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAJimmy Goat shows feelingshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/fenceclipcucopy.jpgPlastic fence wire clip on t-post awaits wire in a Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey bee yardWire clip pre wirehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/bearsolarpanel.jpgSmall Solar Panel for Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey Bear Fence from Ken Cove FencingSmall Solar Panelhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/bearfencetester.jpgElectrical Fence TesterFence Voltage Testerhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/bearfencepreboxcopy.jpgWide Shot of Bear Fence for Brookfield Farm bees at Spring Frog Farm, Bellingham, WADown River Hiveshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/bearfenceflagscopy.jpgBear Fence for Brookfield Farm honey bees at Spring Frog Farm, WashingtonThe Fencehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/2batterycontroler.jpgSolar / Battery Controller from KenCove.comSolar/Battery Controllerhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/2b80fencecharger.jpgGallagher B80 Electric Fence ChargerGallagher B802014-09-03T02:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/11/24/naturally-treated-hives-at-brookfield-farm-bees-and-honey-pt-1-of-2/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/growler2012dpi72.jpgBarn Cat : Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAShe does love a nice mousehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/lusby-housel-4.gifHousel position image by Dee Lusby http://www.resistantbees.com/index.php?r=120Dee Lusby's Housel Positioning Image2015-04-07T00:45:40+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/naturally-treated-hives-at-brookfield-farm-bees-and-honey-part-2/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/cellpunch.jpgCell Punch Tool : Carriage House Bee Suppliescell punch tool : carriage house bee supplieshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/viewthumb-1.jpgviewThumb-12013-02-10T01:54:04+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/recipes-for-infused-raw-honeys/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/kaletochop.jpgKaleToChophttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/hotpot.jpgHot Pot Not pretty, but goodhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/cutvegetables.jpgCutVegetableshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/productshotlavenerinfusedrawhoney-w300h385.jpgLavender Infused Raw Honey from Brookfield FarmLavender Infused Raw Honey2013-01-13T09:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/about/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/rendezvouschairs72.jpgRendezvous Chairs and Folding Table by Ian Balsillie, Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WashingtonRendezvous Chairs & Folding Table2016-10-27T02:15:42+00:00weekly0.6https://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/why-i-keep-bees-and-sell-honey-there-are-easier-ways-to-make-a-living/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/lisabeelogo4web.jpgBrookfield Farm Bees And Honey LogoOur Logohttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/honeylabeljpg.jpgBrookfield Farm's Raw Buckwheat Honey labelOur Raw Buckwheat Honey Label - Honey by K Brothers Pollination And Honey, W. Richland, WAhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/blogkraus.jpgJohn and Martha Kraus of the Kraus Honey Company, Fruitland, WashingtonJohn and Martha Kraus, Beekeepershttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/beanpoints.jpgBeekeeper Karen Bean points to a image of Washington beekeepersShowing the beekeepers whose honey I carryhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/beanborespeople.jpgBeekeeper Bean speaks of marketing to the Skagit Valley Beekeepers AssocThe Skagit Valley Beekeepers Associationhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/beanatmarket.jpgBeekeeper Bean in Brookfield Farm's market booth at Seattle's Fremont MarketThe Fremont Markethttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/beanqueensblog.jpgBeekeeper Karen Bean, of Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WA holds up a frame of grafted queens cells she producedGrafting Success2012-06-22T21:13:51+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/queen-rearing-%e2%80%93-a-sequence-of-events-%e2%80%93-part-1-shaking-bees/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/blog3shakertrapdoor.jpgHoneybee shaker box trap doorTrap door being openedhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/blog4shakerscreen.jpgQueen excluder inside funnel going to a honeybee shaker boxQueen Excluder in Funnelhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/blogs5hakerfunnelscreen.jpgHoneybee shaker box funnel seen from the topFunnel seen from tophttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/blog2shakercagedoor.jpgHoneybee Shaker Box showing lower "door"https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/blog1shakerboxff.jpgHoneybee shaker boxThe Shaker Box2012-06-10T21:35:33+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/walk-away-splits-in-a-bee-busy-week/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/blog8-sticksbees.jpgHoney bees check out their mouse guard and "sticks" - to slow bees downSlowing Down, Taking In The New Landhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/blog9-gretchens.jpgBrookfield Farm honey bees check out their new home at Spring Frog Farm near Bellingham, WAChecking out their new homehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/blog7-rickhive.jpgApple Blossom and new Brookfield Farm Bee hives, near Maple Falls, WANew Home, complete with pollenhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/blog5b-strapwide.jpgWalk-Away Split getting ready to move in a Brookfield Farm bee yard near Bellingham, WANearly ready to movehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/blog5a-strapbees.jpgHoneybees check out a moving strap in front of their entrance in a Brookfield Farm bee yard near Bellingham, WAChecking out the moving strap https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/blog3-flood.jpgFlooded Field and Track isolating Brookfield Farm bee hives in a bee yard near Bellinham, WAWade In the Waters...https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/blog2a-ephrain.jpgBrookfield Farm bee hives at The Carrot And Stick, near Bellingham WashingtonIt was a dark and stormy dayhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/blog2-prep.jpgBee Prep Area : Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WABee Gear Prep Area at Brookfield Farmhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/blog1-farmhives.jpgBrookfield Farm Bees And Honey bee yard spring 2012The Farm Bee Yard2013-09-23T21:10:03+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/scheduling-by-the-flowers/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/wakerobin.jpgWake Robin (Trillium) : Northwest WashingtonWake Robinhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/violet.jpgYellow Forest VioletPacific Northwest Forest Violethttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/skunk.jpgskunk cabbage bloomSkunk Cabbage https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/roadgoats.jpgCashmere and Oberhalsi Goats in Northwest WashingtonA little goat-road maintainencehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/redhuck.jpgRed Huckleberry Leaves and StemRed Huckleberry - prebloomhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/pinholemaple.jpgpinholeMaplehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/osoberry.jpgOso Berry BloomsOso Berry Bloomshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/mapleleaves.jpgYoung Big Leaf Maple leavesBig Leaf Maple leave - tiny now, but growinghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/goateats.jpgGoatEatshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/brutushearts.jpgPackgoat eats Bleeding Heart Leaves : Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WashingtonBleeding Hearts : and they taste good too!2013-06-13T23:51:11+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/a-visit-with-newcastle-uk-beekeeper-ian-campbell/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/iancampbellhoney.jpgHoney produced by Beekeeper Ian Campbell, Newcastle U.K.Ian's Honey - Dents, damp provided by airline - lower level provided by Beanhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/plexibeetop.jpgPlexiglass Viewing Cover used by Beekeeper Ian Campbell (Newcastle, UK)See Without Disruptionhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/ianshive.jpgIan Campbell (Newcastle, UK) shows Karen Bean his honeybeesCampbell on Right, Bean on Lefthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/ianbrithoneyframe.jpgApis millifera millifera on a nice frame of capped honey: Ian Campbell beekeeper, Newcastle, UKBlack Bees on Capped Honeyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/ianbritbees.jpgApis millifera millifera in one of beekeeper Ian Campbell's HivesApis millifera millifera - and this is mid-March!https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/ianbeekeeper.jpgIan Campbell, beekeeper, Newcastle, England : March 2012Beekeeper Ian Campbellhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/hivecovers.jpgBee Hive Covers - for working when bee hive tops are off - used by beekeeper Ian Campbell, Newcastle, EnglandCloths in Usehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/britishframe.jpgThin bee hive frames used by British Beekeeper Ian Campbell (Newcastle)The frames - and beautiful combhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/britishbeehive.jpgBeehive of British Beekeeper Ian Campbell (Newcastle, England)A bit different from our hives : Strap for wind protection2014-10-11T23:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/changing-hives-from-winter-to-spring-mode/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/dead.jpgDead Out at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls WashingtonThey all don't make ithttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/springday.jpg"Spring" in Maple Falls, WashingtonWhat We Call Springhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/strapped4spring.jpgSpring Prepared Hives : Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WashingtonThe winds and rains still comehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/springwrappedhives.jpgBrookfield Farm bee hives in Winter Wrap : Maple Falls, WashingtonStill Wrapped For Winterhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/beesfeeder.jpgHoney bees and a syrup feeder : Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WashingtonBees check out the feeder before its readyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/beescheckoutnew.jpgHoney bees at upper entrance on hive at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WashingtonChecking out the new colorshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/beespatty.jpgHoneybees Check Out Pollen SubstitutePollen Substitutehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/beenotes.jpgBee Hive Notes at a Brookfield Farm bee yard (Maple Falls, Washington)Notes are Invaluablehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/beedebris.jpgWinter Hive Debris being RemovedWinter Bee Debris2012-04-03T02:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/to-feed-or-not-to-feed-and-when-to-feed/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/winterbeesbrookfieldfarm.jpgWinter Honeybees at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WashingtonChecking Out A Warm Winter Day - Gathered Around Upper Entrancehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/feedingfarmhives.jpgFeeding A Hive At Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, Washington"dollar store" hive top feeder https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/2pinmaple4blog.jpgPinhole Image : Big Leaf Maple, photographer Karen E. Bean, Maple Falls, WashingtonPinhole image of Big Leaf Maple2012-02-17T23:39:11+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/beekeeper-gloves/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/83glovemousehole.jpg83GloveMouseHolehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/82nitrileglove.jpgNitrile Glove made for painters, used in beekeepinguseful when painting toohttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/81leatherglove.jpgLeather Beekeeper Glove it has a "life" of its ownhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/80goatglove.jpgGoat Skin Beekeeper Glove on beekeeper Karen Bean, Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, Washigntongood, but still has issues2014-03-19T01:38:53+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/raw-honey-infused-organic-vinegar-suddenly-were-fashionable/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/productshotlavenerinfusedrawhoney.jpgProductShotLavenerInfusedRawHoneyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/productshothoneyinfusedvinegarbrookfieldfarm.jpgRaw Honey Infused Organic Vinegar (Drinking Vinegar and so much more!) from Brookfield Farm Bees and HoneyDrinking Vinegar, and so much more2014-07-15T23:13:05+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/winter-honeybee-candy-fondant/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/7januaryhives.jpgBrookfield Farm Bees And Honey Hives BEFORE the snow stormBefore The Snow Stormhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/6beescandycu.jpgClose Shot of honey bees eating fondant (winter honeybee feed)Happy Beeshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/5beescandywide.jpgBees Enjoying Fondant at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WABees Meet Fondanthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/4beecandypieceintin.jpgA single piece of fondant at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WAA single piece of fondanthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/3beecandyheldup.jpgFondant (winter honeybee candy) being held upFondant https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/2beecandychisle.jpgHammer and Chisel Used To remove Fondant from panCracking The Bee Candyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/1beecandyfull.jpgPan of Bee Candy (Fondant): Brookfield Farm Bees And HoneyFondant (aka bee candy)2012-01-20T01:58:23+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/overwintering-nucleus-hives-atop-strong-hives/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/9hiveseparatorinsping.jpgWinter Hive Separator being used to warm nucs in springCan Be Used In Spring Toohttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/1sephivetower.jpgNucleus Hive and Strong Hive Stacked, Wrapped, & HattedReady For Winterhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/8sepwithfoodslotopen.jpgWinter Hive Separator with feed slot openHow to get inhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/7sepbackbuilt.jpgWinter Hive Separator between Strong hive and Nuc at Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonThe Back of the strong hive; Front of the nucleus : standard set uphttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/6sepbuiltup1.jpgDemonstration of the front of a hive with a winter hive separator on topSet Up from Strong Hive's Fronthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/6sepbuiltup.jpg6sepbuiltuphttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/5sepwithinsulation.jpgWinter Hive Separator with insulation edgesInsulation in Placehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/4sepwithcollarcu.jpgWinter hive separator with removeable rim for 2 inch dropCollar Plus Rim = 2 incheshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/2septoparea2.jpgWinter Nuc Hive Separator View: at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAthe separatorhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/3sepholescu.jpgWinter Nucleus Hive Separator's holes for heat1/8th inch holes2013-08-21T22:39:18+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/rendering-bees-wax/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/boredcats.jpgCats Bored by Beeswax RenderingKind of like watching paint dryhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/14donewax2.jpgTower of Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey BeeswaxBeeswax - Now Prettyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/13debrisonwax4web.jpgDebris stuck to bottom of rendered beeswaxIt will just scrape offhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/12residue.jpgResidue from rendering beeswaxIt can be even more than thishttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/11honeydrip.jpgHoney Dripping From Beneath Rendered BeeswaxIt can be a lot more than thishttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/10pouredout.jpgBeexwax Setting Up in Milk CartonsAll the beeswaxhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/9secondpourwicartons.jpgMilk Cartons waiting to filter the second pour of melted beeswaxSecond Beeswax Pourhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/8firstfilterbits.jpgClose Up of First Filtration of BeeswaxWax Moth Larva & Morehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/7firstfilter2shot1.jpg7FirstFilter2shothttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/7firstfilter2shot.jpgFirst Filter of Melted Beeswax in Rendering ProcessFirst Filtration2017-07-16T00:56:04+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/escape-from-beekeeping%e2%80%a6-a-short-travelogue/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/beeladybug4web.jpgBumble Bee & Lady Bug at Dry Falls, WABumblebee & Ladybughttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/blogoceanpoolstowers1.jpgQyullayute Needles, Olympic Peninsula WashingtonQyullayute Needles : Olympic Peninsulahttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/blogoceanpoolstowers.jpgBlogOceanPoolsTowershttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/blogpkcougar.jpgBaby Packgoat in Training Mt. Baker, WashingtonPK, packgoat in training (a babe)https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/blogbeaucougar.jpgPackgoat on Cougar Ridge, NW WashingtonBeaumont : one of my packgoatshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/blogdryfalls4web.jpgDry Falls, Central WashingtonDry Falls, Washington2011-11-09T21:53:13+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/11/03/a-tilting-extraction-stand-or-getting-that-last-bit-of-honey-out/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/blogextractortiltcu.jpgClose shot of Ian Balsillie's Tilting Honey Extractor StandThe Detailshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/blogtiltedextractor.jpgTilted Extractor Stand Supporting a 20 Frame Extractor at Brookfield Farm Bees And HoneyGoing For The Last Drophttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/blogextractoropen.jpgFrames Loaded in a Maxant 20 Frame ExtractorReady to Spin2011-11-03T22:46:19+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/10/30/pulling-honey-balancing-hives-extraction-at-brookfield-farm-wa/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/blogsupers4extraction.jpgSupers waiting to be extracted at Brookfield Farmyep, that's all there was left to extracthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/bloggretchenhive2.jpgSome hives in a Brookfield Farm farm land bee yard near Bellingham, WABrookfield Farm hives at Spring Frog Farm at Holistic Homestead, WAhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/bloghoneypour2.jpgBrookfield Farm Honey from extractor to bucketA Darker Honey This Yearhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/blogjoannshives.jpgBrookfield Farm Up-River Hives in SummerUp-River Hives in Summer2011-10-30T19:15:36+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/a-visit-with-stan-kolesnikov-k-brothers-pollination-honey/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/stanfs1.jpgStan Kolesnikov : K Brothers Pollination & Honey, W. Richland, WashingtonStan Kolesnikov and a few bee boxes2011-10-14T01:45:53+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/brookfield-farm-bees-honey-fall-overview/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/blogpkcougar.jpgBaby Packgoat "Pequeño" aka PK on Cougar Divide on Mt. Baker, WashingtonBaby Packgoat "Pequeño" aka PK on Cougar Divide https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/blogoceanpoolstowers.jpgQuillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge Northwest Washington StateGraveyard of the Giants - Quillayute Needles Wildlife Refugehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/sugaredbees4web.jpgPowdered Sugar on to of a hives top bars at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAPowdered top bars and beeshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/bloghoneypour.jpgRaw Honey Pours From Extractor at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WADark & Delicious: This Year's Brookfield Farm Raw Honeyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/stanfs.jpgBeekeeper Stan Kolesnikov : K Brothers Pollination & HoneyBeekeeper Stan Kolesnikov2011-10-07T20:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/an-idea-for-practicing-grafting-honeybee-larvae/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/cugraftingblog.jpgChinese Grafting tool being used to graft honeybee larvaGrafting A Larvahttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/groupputsincellsblog.jpgBeekeepers Place Queen Cells into Mating Nucleus HivesQueen Cells into Mating Nucshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/patsqcellsblog.jpgQueen CellsQueen Cellshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/patgraftsblog.jpgBeekeeper Pat Ray Grafting Honeybee larvae to queen cupsPat Grafts2011-07-28T12:05:35+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/grafting-honeybee-larvae-to-make-queen-cells/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/blogdalilahframes.jpgBee Dog Dalilah, Beekeeper Pat Ray and Queen Cups in FramesPat Ray & Dalilahhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/blogpatcells.jpgBeekeeper Pat Ray holds the queen cells he graftedPat Ray & his Queen Cellshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/blogstarterslidein.jpgHoneybee Queen Cell Starter - Cloak Board Slide InCloak Board Slide In Placehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/blogcugraft.jpgBeekeeper scoops up a honeybee larva for graftingScooping Up a Larvahttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/blogskygrafts2cup.jpgBeekeeper Sky inserts honeybee larva into queen cupPlacing Larva in Queen Cuphttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/blogskycugrafts.jpgBeekeeper Sky Grafts Honeybee LarvaeSky Selects A Larvahttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/blogmegraft.jpgBeekeeper Karen Bean, of Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WA Grafts Honeybee larvaeOptivisor on Beekeeper Beanhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/blogframes.jpgQueen Cups mounted on their bars which are in their frameCups on Bars in Framehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/bloggroupgrafts.jpgHoneybee larvae grafting at Bruce Bowen's BeeyardA Group Grafthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/1blogbeanqcells.jpgSuccess! Queen Cells from my GraftsQueen Cell Success2016-12-07T19:35:36+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/workers-and-queen-cells-unite-adventures-in-queen-rearing-part-2/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/7mininuccellbeesblog.jpgHoneybee mini-mating nuc frame: open queen cell visibleSuccessful emergence for the queenhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/5nucyardblog.jpgHoneybee yard with mini-mating nucleus hivesThe mini-mating nuc yardhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/4minisinterioirms.jpgStacks of honeybee mini-nucs with 2 happy beekeepersNuc stacks & happy beekeepershttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/3groupminipourblog.jpgMini-nucs filled with honeybees The semi-circlehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/2beesminisintblog.jpgTransported bees in box waiting with mini nucs in backgroundBox of Bees Awaits the Mini-Nucshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/6mininucopenblog.jpgA well populated honeybee mini mating nucA full mini-nuc2012-01-03T23:56:09+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/3-new-bee-yards-for-brookfield-farm-honeybees/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/carrot4web.jpgBrookfield Farm Bee Hives Installed at The Carrot And Stick, near Bellingham, WashingtonHives Set at The Carrot And Stickhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/carrotstick.jpgLaura with fresh cut flowers at The Carrot And Stick, Bellingham WashingtonLaura at The Carrot And Stickhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/gretchen.jpgGretchen Woody : Spring Frog Farm at Holistic Homestead Spring Frog Farmhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/load4web.jpgIan Balsillie ties down a load of Brookfield Farm honeybeesIan Ties Down Hiveshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/tallhives4web2.jpgBrookfield Farm Bees and Honey bee hives in a bee yard near Maple Falls, WashingtonSome Brookfield Bee Hiveshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/tallhives4web1.jpgTallHives4Webhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/tallhives4web.jpgBrookfield Farm Bees And Honey bee hives in a bee yard2011-06-09T21:27:00+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/painless-bee-hive-frame-making-prepping-human-house-for-sale/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/cabin.jpgMt. Baker Cabin for sale in Glacier WashingtonOur "cabin"https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/livingroomwide.jpgLiving room of Mt. Baker cabin for sale in Glacier WashingtonOur cabin's living roomhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/compressorhayloftbeeboxes.jpgBee Workshop at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WA as seen from outsideLooking in - air compressor on the ground.https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/viewfrombeeworkshop.jpgView From Bee Workshop at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonThe Workshop's Viewhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/stool4framemaking.jpgFolding, one-foot high stool, that saves beekeeper's back during frame makingHandcrafted, folding, 1-foot high back-saverhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/paintingbeeboxeswithmojo.jpgPainting Bee Boxes With Mojo Supervising at Brookfield Farm Bees & Honey, Maple Falls, WAMojo Supervises Bee Box Painting2011-05-29T12:15:05+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/bee-health-survey-tropilaelaps-mites/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/blogphoto1.jpgDr. Timothy Lawrence checks bees at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WADr. Timothy Lawrence at Brookfield Farm2013-08-21T22:42:11+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/over-night-beehive-splits-what-a-difference-a-day-makes-this-spring/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/brucemakessplits1.jpgBruce Bowen and helpers make nucsBruce & helpers make nucshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/brucemakessplits.jpgBruce Bowen making nucsBruce and helpers make splitshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/brucesmakingnucs.jpgMaking Nucs at Bruce Bowen's Bee YardNucs Can Be Made In The Sun2017-05-05T02:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/spring-hive-assessment-at-brookfield-farm/2011-03-24T22:41:01+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/03/19/bring-out-your-dead-winter-bee-hive-declines/2011-04-01T00:33:38+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/building-boxes-when-orders-go-wrong/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/framemaking4web.jpgBeehive Frame Assembly Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WashingtonSmall Room Lots of Frameshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/williamexaminesboxes4web.jpgCat Supervises Honeybee Box Assembly, Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls Washingtonone of uur quality control expertshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/stackoboxes4web.jpgLiving Room Fills With Bees Boxes at Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, Maple Falls, WashingtonBee Boxes To The Ceiling2011-03-11T16:09:02+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/loading-honeybees-for-almond-pollination/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/h-lastboxon2.jpgBruce Bowen loads the last pallet of hives on the truck heading for pollinationThe Last Pallet of Bee Hiveshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/g-nightload1.jpgLoading beehives at night in preparation to go to CaliforniaNight Loadinghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/f-tiecu2.jpgClose Up of Large Ratchet Buckle used to secure honeybee loadLarge load - Large ratchet bucklehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/f-tiedown2ff1.jpgForest of F & L Trucking, Battle Mtn., Nevada secures hives Ratchetting the strapshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/f-tiedownff1.jpgForest of F & L Trucking, Battle Mtn., Nevada ties down bee net & hivesSecuring the Net & Hiveshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/f-net1.jpgBee netting draped over a 3-hive stack of bees heading for CaliforniaBee Netting To Cover The Hiveshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/e3-clean22.jpgUsing a hand to finish cleaning bee hive palletsSometimes a hand works besthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/e-cleaning21.jpgPat Ray uses a long scraper to clean hives & palletsPat Ray uses a long scraperhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/e1-cleaning11.jpgPat Ray cleans 2 pallets of hives hoisted by Bruce BowenLifting Hives For Cleaninghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/d-brucenettruck2.jpgBruce Bowen Moves Hives to Netted TruckBruce Bowen moving hives2016-05-28T02:04:15+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/livestock-guard-dogs-and-honeybees/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/mojopupcu.jpgA Maremma Livestock Guard Dog puppy (Mojo) at Brookfield Farm Bees & Honey, Maple Falls, WAMojo - the next guardianhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/primoinsnow4web1.jpgPrimo, a Maremma X Great Pryanees Livestock Guard Dog at Brookfield Farm, Maple FallsPrimo - a great doghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/primoinsnow4web.jpgMaremma X Great Pryanees Livestock Guard Dog, Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, Washingtonhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/mojo1stday4web.jpgA Maremma Livestock Guard Dog puppy checks out his new pasture at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WAMojo's First Dayhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/austinmojo4web.jpgCashmere Goat check out new Livestock Guard Dog pup at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WashingtonMaremma Pup: Mojohttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/beantempusdance4web.jpgBeekeeper Bean and Livestock Guard Dog Primo take a break to Tango at Brookfield Farm Bees And HOney, Maple Falls, WASome both guard and dancehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/primomackie4web.jpgLivestock Guard Dog and Guard Cat watch for trouble at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls WashingtonGuard Dog & Guard Cathttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/youngtempus4web.jpgA livestock guard puppy with a lamb at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WAThe Young Tempushttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/tempusfugit4web.jpgLivestock Guard Dogs at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls WA : Shar Planinetz and a MaremmaXShar PlaninetzTempus (dark): Maremma X Shar Planinetz Fugit (light) Shar Planinetzhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/primogirls4web.jpgLivestock Guard Dog, Primo, Maremma X Great Pryanees & goats at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls WashingotnPrimo & Cashmere Goats2013-11-04T21:20:49+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/hive-configuration-at-brookfield-farm/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/feedingfarmhives.jpgA "dollar store" hive top feeder at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WANot fancy, but functionalhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/feedhivesfarm2merged.jpgFeedHivesFarm2mergedhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/hiveburlap.jpgBurlap over the top bars of a Brookfield Farm hiveBurlap Over Top Barshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/hiveinsulation.jpgBee Hive Collar with a piece of insulation set in placeCollar & Insulationhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/tallhives4web.jpgBee hives in one of Brookfield Farm's Bee Yards (near Maple Falls, WA)Hives & Dandelionshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/catathives2.jpgWooden mouse guard being examined by kitten mouse guard2 Different Mouse Guardshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/concreteblockshive.jpgConcrete Blocks used as a hive standConcrete Block "Stands"https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/hivesinsnow4web.jpgBrookfield Farm Bee Hives In The Winter (Maple Falls, Washington)Winter Bee Hiveshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/prettyhives4web.jpgBrookfield Farm Bees and Honey bee hives in Maple Falls, WAFarm Hives2011-02-09T00:01:33+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/selling-at-farmers-markets-a-few-necessities/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/travistable4web.jpgStannard Maple Syrup Booth : Fremont Market SeattleStannard Maple Syrup Fremont Markethttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/fremontme4web.jpgBeekeeper Karen Bean at the Brookfield Farm Market BoothBean & Honey At Market Stallhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/brandytable4web.jpgHook N' Beads vending table Hook-N-Beads, one of our vending "neighbors"https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/ianworking72dpi.jpgWoodworker Ian Balsillie of Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WA, builds a folding tableWoodworker Balsillie https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/fremonthoney4web1.jpgHoney Table at Brookfield Farm Market BoothThe honey table at our market boothhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/fremonthoney4web.jpgFremontHoney4Webhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/brookfieldfarmmarketbooth72dpi.jpgBrookfield Farm Market Booth at Seattle's Sunday Fremont MarketBrookfield Farm Booth - PreMarket2011-04-01T00:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/do-honeybees-sleep/2015-06-12T03:23:04+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/checking-hives-in-the-winter/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/img_4407beesuse.jpgHoneybees in the center of a hive.Bees In a Center Clusterhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/img_4388closelook1.jpgBeekeeper Bowen Takes A Close Look At His BeesBruce Takes A Close Lookhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/img_4388closelook.jpgBruce Bowen Takes a Close Look At BeesBowen Takes A Close Lookhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/img_4406front.jpgBees At Front Entrances of HivesBees Checking Us Outhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/img_4396bottom.jpgBees on the bottom bars of a brood boxBees On Bottom of Frameshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/img_4385midsec.jpgBowen checks for bee clusterCluster in the middlehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/img_4408good1.jpgBruce Bowen Tilts A Hive to Check ItBruce Tilts Hivehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/boxpins1.jpgBox of Pins and Flagging Tape to Mark HivesPins & Tapehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/boxespinned.jpgBee hives marked to tell qualityMarked Hiveshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/boxpins.jpgPins & Tape To Mark Bee Hivespins & tape2010-12-28T23:20:59+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/success-with-bee-hive-smokers/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/kittysmoker.jpgKitten examines bee smokerNot Pat Rayhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/burlaplit.jpgLighting burlap in a bee hive smokerLit burlaphttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/burntbit.jpgBurnt Bit from bottom of bee hive smokerYep, it will burnhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/leftover.jpgunburnt burlap in newly opened bee hive smokerCrispy burlap https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/burlapsmoker.jpgNew Burlap and the bee hive smoker it goes intoNew Burlap For Fuelhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/smoking.jpgBee Hive Smoker Lit and BurningSmoking2014-10-11T23:24:02+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/preparing-honeybees-to-pollinate-california-almonds/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/mewinterb.jpgBeekeeper Bean's wool attire under her bee suitI don't "do" coldhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/pallet2.jpgA cleaned honeybee palletCleaned Pallethttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/pallet1.jpgHoneybee hive pallet before cleaningIn need of cleaninghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/palletbeancleans.jpgBeekeeper Karen Bean cleans a palletBean cleans a pallethttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/brucethis21.jpgBruce moves hive to new palletFrom Old to New Pallethttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/brucethis3.jpgBruce sets hive on new palletGently placing the hivehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/brucethis2.jpgBruce moves hive onto waiting palletFrom one pallet to anotherhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/brucethis1.jpgBruce Bowen moves bees on a bee dollyBruce Moves Beeshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/pat6.jpgDrawn Comb to be inserted into previously honey bound hiveDrawn Comb to be insertedhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/pat5.jpgBee cluster waiting for their frame of drawn combBee Cluster Awaits New Comb2013-01-18T03:09:31+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/bee-books/2012-10-07T09:11:22+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/what-happens-to-honeybees-in-the-winter/2017-02-27T03:58:27+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/winter-insulation-for-bee-hives/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/feedercleaning.jpgBrookfield Farm (Maple Falls, WA) Bee Hive Top Feeders After CleaningCleaned feeders dryinghttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/burlaphiveold.jpgBurlap over beehive top bars, redesigned by beesBee Redesigned Summer Burlap https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/hiveinsulation.jpgInsulation inside of a beehive's collarInsulation over hive's top barshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/hiveburlap.jpgBurlap over top bars of bee hiveBurlap over topbarshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/wrappedbeehives.jpgBeehives Wrapped For Winter at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WAWrapped hives ready for winter2013-11-14T23:50:20+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/feeding-honeybees-in-the-fall-%e2%80%93-2-different-apiaries/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/brucefeedsbees2.jpgBruce Bowen, Mt. Vernon, WA, feeding a few of his hivesBruce feeds a few hiveshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/brucefeedsbees1.jpgBruce Bowen prepares to pump feed to his bees from totesBruce & his feeding righttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/feedingfarmhives.jpgSyrup with essential oils being poured into homemade honeybee feederpouring the syruphttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/feedhivesfarm2merged.jpgBrookfield Farm hive top feeder with beesbees await feedhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/feedbuckets3.jpgContainers to be filled with honeybee feedcontainers & buckets of feed2010-11-01T02:02:20+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/beehive-mouse-guards/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/mouseguardbolt.jpgBolt that holds beehive mouse guard in placehanger bolthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/mouseguardbackcu.jpgBeehive Mouse Guard : close shot of wire and mounting holestapled wire & mounting holehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/mouseguardback.jpgBack of Mouse Guard Used at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WAback side of mouse guardhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/mouseguardfront.jpgBeehive Mouse Guard Fronthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/mouseguardff1.jpgMouse Guard on beehive at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WAmouse guardhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/mouseguardff.jpgBeehive mouse guard on hive : Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WAMouse Guard on Hivehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/catathives12.jpgCat walks around Brookfield Farm beehives: Maple Falls, WAGrisGris checks out the hiveshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/catathives11.jpgCat patrols beehivesGrisGris checks the hiveshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/catathives1.jpgCat patrols beehiveshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/catathives2.jpgCat watching beesAnubus checking the mouse guard2011-02-01T22:13:09+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/essential-oils-for-honeybees-at-brookfield-farm/2017-02-08T01:56:59+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/preparing-honeybees-for-winter/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/beehatfoldcorner4web.jpgWinter beehive cover being folded and stapledFolding & Stapling a Beehive Coverhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/beehatonhive4web.jpgBeehive winter cover being constructed in the late sumerTar Paper Beehive Hat Being Madehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/beehivesinsnow4web.jpgBrookfield Farm Beehives in WinerLight Snow in Winter of 2009https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/mouseguards4web.jpgMouse Guards on BeehivesMouse Guards On Hives2015-12-14T22:41:49+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/09/26/pulling-honey-honey-extraction-winter-hive-prep-hiking/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/glacierpeak4web.jpgGlacier Peak, Washington state with cinder cone in foregroundGlacier Peak. https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/ahoneycuextract4web.jpgUnfiltered Honey Pours from Brookfield Farm's honey extractorUnfiltered honey, with wax, pours from the extractorhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/aextractionroom4web.jpgBrookfield Farm honey extraction room - 8-footX8-footOur very small, but functional, honey extraction roomhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/brookfieldfarmbeeyard4web.jpgA Brookfield Farm Bee Yard A Brookfield Farm bee yard - bee friendly colorshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/honey2bucket4web.jpgBrookfield Farm Unfiltered Honey flowing from extractor to bucketUnfiltered Honey from the extractor2010-09-26T22:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/playing-catch-up-making-bee-boxes-frames-on-a-deadline/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/wireframecu4web1.jpgBee frame wire holder and stack of frames to be wiredWire spool and bee frames waiting to be wiredhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/wireframecu4web.jpgPulling wire to wire bee frames at Brookfield FarmWire holder and Frames to be wiredhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/extframeloc4web.jpgBrookfield Farm Bee Frame Wiring "Workshop"Wiring "workshop" in a pasturehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/endfarme14web.jpgBrookfield Farm Hive Frame with a bend to tighten wireOther side of the same framehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/frametwist4web.jpgBee frame wires twisted togetherThe twistedend of the wireshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/boxesmake4web.jpgBee boxes being assembled in living roomNot all beekeepers build boxes in the living roomhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/beeboxpaint4web.jpgBee Boxes Waiting For Second CoatBee boxes in drying stack2010-08-14T23:25:51+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/visit-to-beekeeper-lynn-hiatts-honey-house/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/2lynnwithhoney4web.jpgBeekeeper Lynn Haitt fills buckets with Alfalfa HoneyLynn Haitt Pours Alfalfa Honeyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/2lynnwithswinger4web2.jpgBeekeeper Lynn Haitt with his Swinger ForkliftLynn Haitt and his Swinger Forklifthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/2lynnwithswinger4web1.jpgBeekeeper Lynn Haitt with his Swinger ForkliftLynn Haitt with his Swinger Forklifthttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/2lynnwithswinger4web.jpgBeekeeper Lynn Haitt with his Swinger ForkliftLynn Haitt with his Swinger Forklift2010-07-29T21:55:16+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/supering-at-a-1000-hive-operation/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/1patworkshives.jpgPat Ray prepares to super some of Bruce Bowen's hivesPat Ray in bee yardhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/1brucepattruck4web.jpgBruce Bowen (on left) and Pat Ray prepare to super hivesBowen (left) and Ray at a bee yard2010-07-22T19:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/brookfield-farm-bees-at-sumas-river-farm/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/hivessumasriverfarm.jpg3 Brookfield Farm beehives at Sumas River FarmBrookfield Farm hives with Happy Bees (look close)https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/helenwider.jpgFarmer Helen Solem at Sumas River FarmFarmer Helen in one of her fieldshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/iansumasriverfarm.jpgBottom brood boxes and beekeeper Ian at Sumas River FarmBottom brood boxes of bees at Sumas River Farmhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/helensumasriverfarm.jpgFarmer Helen Solem tends edible flowers at Sumas River FarmFarmer Helen Solem tends edible flowers2010-06-22T23:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/06/03/stopping-bees-from-swarming/2010-06-03T22:24:40+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/oyster-mushrooms-emerge/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/mush3.jpgClose Up of Oyster Mushrooms On AlderClose Up Oyster Mushroomshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/mush2.jpgOyster mushrooms growing on an alderOyster mushrooms going "up" the alderhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/mushroomwide.jpgOyster Mushrooms on Alder SnagOyster Mushrooms In Forest2010-05-18T23:09:30+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/water-for-bees-successful-queen-breeding/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/beesponge.jpgWater for honeybee in a sponge on the top bars of a bee hive Water filled sponge on hive's top barshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/beestrashlid.jpgHoneybees collect water from rocks in a trash can lid.Bees standing on rocks in lid, collecting waterhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/beestrashlidwide.jpgBee water area created from trash can lid and rocksWater for bees in a trash can lid. https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/beedrinkropackbetter.jpgHoneybee drinking water from a Ropak lidHoneybee, tongue extended, drinks water from a Ropak Lidhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/beedrinkswideropack.jpgA Ropak lid used for bee's waterBees drinking water from a used Ropak Lid2010-04-29T02:21:43+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/67/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/bruceboxes4web.jpgA few of Bruce Bowen's bee boxes waiting to be filled.A few of Bruce's bee boxes soon to become nucs & honey supershttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/bruce4web.jpgBruce Bowen places empty boxes to be filled with foundationBruce moves in empty boxes to be filled with foundation.https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/frameboxes4web.jpgBeehive Foundation Frames, Deep Boxes, & Discarded PackagingStacked foundation frames, deeps (bee boxes), & discarded packaging2011-07-19T19:48:45+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/april-spilts-nucs-making-new-hives-from-old/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/platformfeedopen.jpgRemovable Piece RemovedPiece removed giving access to top of established hivehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/platformfeedarea2.jpgPlatformFeedAreahttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/platformfeedarea1.jpgRemoveable Piece Enables Feeding of Established Hive (if desired)Removeable Piece Enables Feeding of Established Hive (if desired).https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/platformfeedarea.jpgRemovable Piece Enables Feeding of Lower Hive (if needed)Removable Piece Enables Feeding of Lower Hive (if needed) This side faces the rear of the established hive.https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/platformwscreen.jpgDividing Platform with a bottom screen set on it.Dividing Platform with a bottom screen set on it.https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/splitplatform.jpgDivider Platform From Established Hive's Entrance SideDividing Platform From Established Hive's Entrance Side - upper entrance seen2010-04-15T02:32:38+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/eggs-and-larvae-for-a-queen/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/donorhive4web.jpgStrong hive that donated frame of eggs & larvaeBeehive that donated eggs & larvaehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/eggslarva4web.jpgEggs & Larvae In Cells of Drawn CombHoneybee Eggs & Larvae In Cells of Drawn Comb2010-04-07T22:15:05+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/web-links-for-beekeepers/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/fremontme4web.jpgBean at Brookfield Farm's booth - Seattle Fremont MarketBrookfield Farm booth - Seattle Fremont Market2010-04-07T22:12:27+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/spring-comes-early/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/narcissus4web.jpgNarcissusNarcissus (that the goats haven't found yet)2010-03-25T03:36:07+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/s/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/primogoats200d2x31.jpgPrimo & goatsPrimo and some of his goatshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/primogoats200d2x3.jpgLivestock Guard Dog and Cashmere GoatLivestock Guard Dog & Cashmere Goatshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sallyathives200dpi1.jpgsallyAtHives200dpihttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sallyathives200dpi.jpgSally at the hivesSally In The Farm Beeyard2010-03-25T01:29:15+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/the-girls-get-powdered/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sugaredbeesatdoor4web2.jpgSugared Bees at Lower Hive EntranceSugared Bees at Lower Hive Entrancehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sugaredbeesatdoor4web1.jpgSugared Bees At Lower Hive EntrancePowdered Bees at Lower Hive Entrancehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sugaredbees4web1.jpgPowdered Sugar, Bees, & BrushPowdered Sugar, Bees, & Brush on Hive Top Barshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sugarsifter4web.jpgMom's Flour Sifter At Work Mom's Flour Sifter in its new roulhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sugaredbeesatdoor4web.jpgSugared Bees At Lower Hive EntranceSugared Bees At Lower Hive Entracehttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sugaredbees4web.jpgPowdered Sugar on Top BarsPowdered Sugar & Bees2010-03-25T01:27:54+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/first-fligh/https://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/beesathive200smaller.jpgBeesAtHiveSome of last summer's ladieshttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/hivesinforest72dpi.jpgHivesInForest72dpiBrookfield Hives looking south2014-07-15T23:15:39+00:00monthlyhttps://brookfieldfarmhoney.wordpress.comdaily1.02017-10-14T23:22:33+00:00