Tag Archives: bees

Honeybee Food Foraging : Where? Why? How Far?

Posted on December 16, 2014 by brookfieldfarmhoney

I get asked a lot at market: how do you know that the bees actually went to “that” honey. “That” honey may be Buckwheat, Alfalfa/Wildflower, Fireweed/Wildflower, or Wildflowers of particular regions in Washington State. Really it is all about flight … Continue reading →

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How Do Honeybees Smell?

Posted on November 5, 2014 by brookfieldfarmhoney

How honeybees detect smells, things that affect those senses, how humans are using bees sense of smell Continue reading →

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New Queens in New Hives

Posted on June 11, 2014 by brookfieldfarmhoney

New queens have arrived and are installed. What I did. What happened. Continue reading →

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Making and Moving Bee Hive Splits

Posted on May 25, 2014 by brookfieldfarmhoney

How I make and move overnight bee hive splits (aka artificial swarms) Continue reading →

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Preparing Boxes for Splits and Supers

Posted on May 12, 2014 by brookfieldfarmhoney

How I clean boxes and frames & Organizing drawn comb and foundation to create splits and supers. Continue reading →

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Snow At The Hives

Posted on February 27, 2014 by brookfieldfarmhoney

The February snows have arrived. I woke up last Sunday to the realization that a bit of snow had fallen and it was not going to stop. That slowed things down a bit this week, thus this photo essay of … Continue reading →

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Boxes and Frames : A Winter’s Tale

Posted on January 11, 2014 by brookfieldfarmhoney

I received a call once from a young lady who wanted to see if her husband could “experience a day as a beekeeper” – a birthday present. Somehow I don’t think she meant: sit in a room in mid-winter with … Continue reading →

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Mites That Might Eat Mites

Posted on December 26, 2013 by brookfieldfarmhoney

Results from my test of the effect of predatory mites, Stratiolaelaps scimitus (aka Hypoaspis) on varroa mites in 4 of my beehives last summer. Continue reading →