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Tag Archives: honeybees
Spring Hive Check List
It is spring here: periods of sun between bouts of rain. I’ve taken the sunny days to do the spring hive assessment, which requires opening all of my hives (about 80) to check them and give them their spring essential … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 4 Feeding Bees, 9 Brookfield Farm Bee Yards
Tagged beekeeping, Brookfield Farm, checking, chores, cleaning, hives, honeybees, Maple Falls, spring, Washington
14 Comments
Making Bee Candy (aka Fondant)
I leave lots of honey on my hives in the winter. Usually about 70 pounds for established hives, a bit less for the smaller hives. In a normal year this will provide food for the bees from October, when forage … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 4 Feeding Bees
Tagged bee candy, beekeeping, Brookfield Farm, feed, Fondant, honeybees, Maple Falls, Washington, Winter
14 Comments
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
7 Comments
Winter Preparation : First Steps
Winter Preparation begins at Brookfield Farm: Treatments for Nosema and Varroa Continue reading
A Huge Swarm of June Bees
A massive June swarm : When swarms read the book, but don’t take really good notes. Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 6 Honeybees -interesting stuff, 8 Brookfield Farm & Bees
Tagged Brookfield Farm, honeybees, June, Maple Falls, swarm, Washington
4 Comments
Feeding Bees in the Spring
How, why, what and when I feed bees at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WA Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 4 Feeding Bees
Tagged bees, Brookfield Farm, feed, honeybees, how to, Maple Falls, recipe, spring, syrup, Washington, why
12 Comments
American Foulbrood Researchers – The Few, The Committed
American Foulbrood Research today : Diane Yost (University of Las Vegas, Nevada) and Fera National Bee Unit, York, UK Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 2 Diseases/Pests/Treatments
Tagged 2013, American Foulbrood, bees, honeybees, research
14 Comments
The Eyes Have It : Honeybee Eyes
Honeybee eyes : where they are, what they do. How amazing they are. Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 6 Honeybees -interesting stuff
Tagged bee, Brookfield Farm, compound, eyes, honeybees, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, ocelli, simple, Washington
27 Comments
Why Jaws of Worker Honeybees Differ From Queen Bees
Explanation of how queen bees and worker bees mandibles differ, and why they are different. And a link to fabulous bee photography. Continue reading
Posted in 6 Honeybees -interesting stuff
Tagged beekeeper, bees, Brookfield Farm, differences, honeybees, jaws, Karen Bean, mandibles, Maple Falls, queens, Washington, workers
7 Comments