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Honeybee Food Foraging : Where? Why? How Far?
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
How Do Honeybees Smell?
How honeybees detect smells, things that affect those senses, how humans are using bees sense of smell Continue reading
Posted in Honeybee Biology, Honeybees - interesting stuff
Tagged beekeeping, bees, biology, Brookfield Farm, honeybees, how, Maple Falls, scent, smell, Washington
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New Queens in New Hives
New queens have arrived and are installed. What I did. What happened. Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 5 Queens and Queen Rearing
Tagged bee, bees, Brookfield Farm, honeybees, install, introduce, Maple Falls, queen, Washington
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Making and Moving Bee Hive Splits
How I make and move overnight bee hive splits (aka artificial swarms) Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 4 Hive Components, 8 Brookfield Farm & Bees, Uncategorized
Tagged bee, beekeeping, bees, Brookfield Farm, hive, how to, make, Maple Falls, move, night, over, splits, Washington
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Preparing Boxes for Splits and Supers
How I clean boxes and frames & Organizing drawn comb and foundation to create splits and supers. Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 4 Hive Components
Tagged beekeeping, bees, boxes, Brookfield Farm, cleaning, how to, Maple Falls, order, Prepare, splits, supers, Washington
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Snow At The Hives
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
Posted in 8 Brookfield Farm & Bees, 9 Brookfield Farm Bee Yards
Tagged beehives, bees, Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, photographs, snow, Washington, Winter
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Boxes and Frames : A Winter’s Tale
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
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 4 Hive Components
Tagged Assemble, bee, bees, boxes, Brookfield Farm, frames, Maple Falls, Washington, wooden ware
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Mites That Might Eat Mites
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
Do Natural Treatments Work (on my hives)?
Some test results from my bee hives and my conclusions from 2013 bee health survey. Continue reading
How Honeybees Fly – muscles, wings, and stomach crunches
How honeybees fly : flight muscles, wing beats, abdominal lifts, and antennae sensitivity. Continue reading
Posted in Honeybees - interesting stuff
Tagged abdomens, beats, bees, Brookfield Farm, flight, fly, honeybees, how, Maple Falls, muscles, Washington, wing
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