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Solstice 2017 at Brookfield Farm Bees & Honey (and a bit about bees)
Happy Solstice to all from Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey here in Maple Falls, Washington. The entire family gets behind the return of longer days here in the Cascade foothills. To celebrate most of us go for a walk in … Continue reading
Posted in 8 Brookfield Farm & Bees, Uncategorized
Tagged 2017, bees, Brookfield Farm, Goats, Livestock Guard Dog, Maple Falls, Solstice, Washington
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Hiving a Swarm post Hip Replacement Surgery
Five weeks out of hip replacement surgery and the bees swarmed. A potential disaster that is shaping up to be just fine. I … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping
Tagged bees, Brookfield Farm, hip replacement, hive, honey, Maple Falls, swarm, Washington
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Spring Beehive Tidy And Preparation 2016
Spring has arrived in Whatcom County Washington (the northwest corner of Washington state). It has arrived two weeks earlier than last year, which was early as well. The sun and flowers emerge fast on the heels of a very web … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 4 Hive Components, 9 Brookfield Farm Bee Yards
Tagged beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, hive, honeybees, how to, manipulation, Maple Falls, spring, Washington
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Post-Winter Hive Check 2016
We had some clear weather at the end of February, and I took advantage of it to check the hives. For the record, Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey had a 13% loss of beehives from September to March. I’m often … Continue reading
Bee Year 2015 Overview – Brookfield Farm
The Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey blog went quiet for a while – ok, for quite a while. But it’s back. Bee work, honey work, festivals, Farmers Markets, a bit of fun in the backcountry and some rather massive family … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 8 Brookfield Farm & Bees, Uncategorized
Tagged 2015, beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, Honey Paw, honey pump, Maple Falls, overview, uncapper, Washington
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Walk-Away Beehive Splits
It has been an absolutely busy time in the bee yards. The weather has been lovely, the bees have been out, and it did not pour rain in the middle of the Maple and Cascara flows. Looks like good weather … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 4 Hive Components, 8 Brookfield Farm & Bees, 9 Brookfield Farm Bee Yards
Tagged away, beehive, beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, how to, Maple Falls, split, walk, Washington
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Splitting And Supering Hives
I’m a bit behind in my posts. About 3 weeks ago I went through all my hives, again. The intention was to either split or super the ones that were getting crowded to keep them from swarming. It quickly became … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 5 Queens and Queen Rearing
Tagged bee hive, beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, honeybees, how to, Maple Falls, nuc, overnight, queen excluder, split, Washington
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Winter Bee Hives Losses and Lessons
I have now gone though all my hives. My last post was about what that entailed. This post is about the results, what I saw for good and for bad, and the result of an experiment. The Overall Results This … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping
Tagged bees, Brookfield Farm, failure, fungus, honeybees, Maple Falls, over winter, queen, results, Washington
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Checking and Manipulating Hives in late winter
The sun finally broke out, temperatures went into the low 50F’s so I finally got out to the hives to check them for honey stores, a bit of hive manipulation, and to put in their essential oil patties. The sun … Continue reading
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