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 23, 2013

Treating for Varroa with Formic Acid and Hopguard

Treating for Varroa in the month of August is critical for the hive surviving through the winter. Varroa builds up with time. The bees that...

Hopguard

Photos by Paloma, Mites are in everyone's hive you can see the little red pests on the drone larvae Hopguard is a miticide that...

Nectar Flow update

Right now I see Spotted Knapweed in full bloom around the metro. Also Purple Loosestrife is blooming in swamp areas. Both of these are noxio...

Friday, July 19, 2013

Great blog

This blog has good perspective from a new beekeeper. He has had some glitches along the way but was able to get through them just fine. Deal...

Big Honey Crop

This nectar flow is proving to be a big honey crop. I have been talking to beekeepers coming through purchasing more supers. They all have b...

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

More Than Honey - The Movie

More Than Honey moves from the Lagoon Theatre to the Edina Cinema and runs from July 19th through July 25th. After that it is gone.

What's Blooming and the nectar flow

Milkweed, Spotted Knapweed, Vetch, many other flowering plants. The nectar flow is still going strong and seems that it will keep going a wh...

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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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