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Naturally Treated Hives at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey : Pt 1 of 2
What “Naturally Treated” hives means at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, Washington. Part 1 : Treatments and methods used. Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 2 Diseases/Pests/Treatments, 4 Hive Components
Tagged 1 Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm, hives, how to, Maple Falls, naturally, treated, Washington
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Building My First Bear Fence
How I built my first bear fence for my Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey bees in out lying bee yard. What I used, how I did it, why I decided to use the configuration I used (3-wire, solar powered) Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 7 Bear Safety
Tagged 1 Beekeeping, bear, Brookfield Farm, build, fence, how to, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, off grid, solar, Washington
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Preparing Bees For Winter Part 3: Nucleus Hives in Winter
Over-wintering nucleus hives at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, Washington. What I usually do, and this years experiment. Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 4 Hive Components
Tagged 1 Beekeeping, Brookfield Farm, how to, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, nucs, over, Washington, Winter
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Why I Keep Bees and Sell Honey (there are easier ways to make a living)
Why Beekeeper Bean keeps bees and sells honey. Why I do what I do is the foundation of our marketing, sales, beekeeping, and happy lives. Continue reading
Posted in 93 Marketing / Business
Tagged Brookfield Farm, Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, honey, how to, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, marketing, speaker, Washington, why
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Wiring Beehive Frames
How Beekeeper Bean wires beehive frames at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple FAlls, Washington Continue reading
Posted in 1 Beekeeping, 4 Hive Components
Tagged 1 Beekeeping, beehive, Brookfield Farm, frames, how to, Maple Falls, Washington, wire
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Walk Away Splits in a Bee Busy Week
How to do an emergency walk-away split (don’t look for the queen, you’ll find out later where she is) and a crazed bee busy week at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, WA Continue reading
Scheduling by the Flowers
Early spring flowers let us here at Brookfield Farm, Maple Falls, WA, know when to expect our first big nectar flow (Big Leaf Maples) – A short tale of which flower are out first and what they mean. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Beekeeping, 8 Brookfield Farm & Bees, bee, Brookfield, flowers, honeybees, how to, Maple Falls, spring, Washington, wildflowers
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A Visit With Newcastle (UK) Beekeeper Ian Campbell
A visit to British Beekeeper Ian Campbell’s hives in Newcastle, England : Apis millifera millifera (British Black Bee) – New equipment (to the US Beekeeper) and wonderful honey Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Beekeeping, beekeeper, bees, Campbell, England, hives, how to, Ian, Newcastle, U.K.
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Changing Hives from Winter to Spring Mode
Changing bee hives from winter mode to spring mode – including feeding – at Brookfield Farm Bees and Honey, Maple Falls, Washington Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Beekeeping, 8 Brookfield Farm & Bees, bees, Brookfield, Brookfield Farm, hives, honeybees, how to, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, pollen substitute, sugar, syrup, Washington, Winter
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Winter Honeybee Candy (Fondant)
Making Fondant (Winter Honeybee Candy) and putting it into hives before the big snow at Brookfield Farm Bees And Honey, Maple Falls, Washington Continue reading
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