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.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Christmas Bird Count

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I have just finished my part of the areas annual Christmas Bird Count. It is a national event that happens the last two weeks in Dec. This a...

Thursday, December 20, 2012

The 2012 Bee Year Review

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The last season brought some things that no one around here had seen before. Winter of 2011 - 2012 was the warmest for wintering bees that ...

Saturday, December 15, 2012

VSH Hygienic Behavior

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Friday, December 14, 2012

Apivar

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Apivar is a new mite treatment has become available in the U.S. The active ingrediant is Am i traz. This mite treatment has been available i...

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Package bees

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I have been getting calls about package bees. Beekeepers have been asking when orders will be taken for the next spring season. I should hav...

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Another Honey Melter

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This is a honey melter that a local beekeeper came up with. It works for him. He took a cooler added a light bulb on the lid. He uses a 4...

Monday, December 3, 2012

Making Creamed Honey

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Creamed honey should be made by the end of this coming weekend if it is to be properly set by the holidays. I made 60 lbs of Cinnamon Crea...

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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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