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.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Scale update

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The hive scale was at 315 lbs today. I added a super. It now weighs 330 lbs.

Monday, July 25, 2011

checked supers tonight

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I checked supers in a few of my beeyards tonight. My first load bees had three supers mostly full. I added two supers each. The hay field in...

Hours this week

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Natures Nectar will be open Tues 4:00 to 8 pm. Closed Wed - Fri. Open Sat 1 -4.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Hive Scale Update

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I checked the hive scale tonight and it is up to an even 300 lbs. There is still swarming going on. From over wintered colonies to packaged ...

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Spotted Knapweed

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Spotted Knapweed is a noxious weed and should not be propagated. Having said that, this nectar producing weed is in full bloom around the me...

Bees Hoarding Instinct

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This is the time of the nectar flow I try to use the bees hoarding instinct to my advantage. This hoarding instinct is a survival trigger. T...

Sunday, July 17, 2011

The flow update

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I have been getting mixed news on the nectar flow. Some folks getting a huge crop and other not so much. The strange spring set us back but ...

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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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