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.

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Time to Pull and Extract

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The nectar flow appears to have run its course. My bees are still in robbing mode. If there is any uncovered honey or syrup around, the bees...

Friday, August 28, 2015

Oxalic Acid

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Oxalic Acid is a recently approved mite treatment for Varroa Destructor. Oxalic Acid is a late October mite treatment used when no brood is ...

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Joe Pye Weed

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Joe Pye weed is blooming around the metro. A pollinator and honeybee favorite. I have seen it blooming on the Brown Creek State Trail in St...

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

High Tech Bee Backpack Tracker

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High Tech Bee Tracking Backpack

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Goldenrod the last flow?

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Goldenrod is blooming around the metro area. I am not sure if there is a flow there or not. I see my bees have robbing behavior and not re...

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Neonic's Found in Streams

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Neonicitonoids found in more than half of the streams sampled

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Mite Treatments

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Miteaway Quick Strips MAQS( Formic Acid): Miteaway quick strips are a 7 day mite treatment. They cannot be put on if the temperature is ove...

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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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