Tag Archives: hive

Hiving a Swarm post Hip Replacement Surgery

Posted on July 15, 2017 by

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 →

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Spring Beehive Tidy And Preparation 2016

Posted on April 2, 2016 by

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 →

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Post-Winter Hive Check 2016

Posted on March 12, 2016 by

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 →

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Storing Bee Hive Frames in Winter

Posted on November 21, 2015 by

I search continuously for easy, efficient, nontoxic ways to deal with bee equipment. Storing frames for winter has been an evolving technique. I am pretty happy with my new set up: stacking frames in boxes set on their sides.   … Continue reading →

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Checking and Manipulating Hives in late winter

Posted on February 20, 2015 by

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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Barn Cats / Hive Cats : Indispensable

Posted on January 14, 2015 by

Barn Cats – I could not run the farm or the bees without them. They keep the mice out of the barn with its myriad of places for mice to live and thrive. They patrol the bee yard, to help … Continue reading →

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Harvesting Honey, Treating Hives

Posted on September 13, 2014 by

I have been pulling honey and putting thymol on the hives this last week. This blog’s been silent for quite a few weeks. July and August simply got out of control. Busy Times: July to August In general I was: … Continue reading →

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Making and Moving Bee Hive Splits

Posted on May 25, 2014 by

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

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Two Hives In One

Posted on March 17, 2014 by

Finding two queens and their colonies living in one hive during post winter check up. Continue reading →

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Winter Preparation : The Final Steps

Posted on November 13, 2013 by

Final Winter Preparations at Brookfield Farm : Feeders out, Insulation in; rain hats tied down. Continue reading →

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