What Should I Be Doing With My Bees This Month?

This blog is for beekeepers in Northern climates. I will be describing what I am doing with my bees on a monthly schedule. Copying any text or photos is forbidden except with written authorization of the author.

Friday, February 22, 2008

The Almond Bloom - How it Affects Our Bees

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Bees in almond grove The Almond bloom in California a requires about 1 million colonies of bees. Beekeepers from around the country converg...

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Colony Starvation

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I am concerned for my colonies. This cold has hung on a bit and is coming at a bad time. I know there is brood in the hive this time of year...

Friday, February 8, 2008

It is time for a quick peek

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Feeding sugar for emergency feed. ( click to enlarge) This weekend it is going to get cold. I am looking forward to next week. It should be ...

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Package Bee Prices

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My package bee prices for 2008: 2 lb ........................................3 lb...

Saturday, January 5, 2008

It is January what is there to do?

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January is my best time to get things done. The holidays are over and there is not much happening. I will be getting equipment ready this mo...

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Package bee information

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At this time I don't have any pricing information for package bees. I am waiting for my supplier in California. I should know by mid Jan...

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Happy Holidays from Jim and Wendy

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We wish you a peaceful and restful holiday season. Cheers to you in 2008. Jim and Wendy

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Jim: Stillwater, Minnesota; I have kept bees for 28 years and run 25 colonies. We have changed our business name to Bees and Honey LLC. We are still selling honey at our Stillwater location. Honey fills (still in Stillwater) anytime but please call

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