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Essential Tips for Winter Beekeeping Success

Essential Tips for Winter Beekeeping Success

In this sub-zero, record-breaking weather I am afraid my bees might freeze. So the other night before the thermometer plunged to -20 wind chill, I went to the bee yard with some blankets. I couldn’t cover the front because they need to get air, even though it’s so cold.  I was alone and feared I’d not be able to secure them well. I prayed for “an extra pair of hands”. When I got to the farm, a son-in-law was just…

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Year-Round Bee Care: Feeding and Flowering

Year-Round Bee Care: Feeding and Flowering

The term “Beekeeper” entails more that robbing honey once a year. In order to be a good beekeeper, you have to keep a constant eye out for mites, destructive moths, and hive beetles. In winter, it’s wise to provide extra food for them in case they run out of their stored honey. There is no end to the tending. In order to provide my bees with plenty of flowers in summer, I sowed white clover the other day. These seeds…

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