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.

Monday, November 30, 2015

Regular hours starting Wednesday

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We will be back on regular on Wednesday thru Saturday.

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Making Creamed Honey

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This time of year I always make creamed honey for holiday gifts. Making creamed honey is easy. It takes about two weeks for the creamed hon...

Monday, November 23, 2015

Oxalic Acid works

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A beekeeper sent me a picture of his Oxalic Acid treatment. He treated his colony with Miteaway Quick Strips (MAQS) in an early September t...

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Covering Hives

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I will be finally covering my hives over the next couple days. There may be some winter weather coming in on Thanksgiving day and I want to ...

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Thanksgiving Week Hours

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Open Wed November 25th Closed November 26th - Dec 1st

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Time to Winterize

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It looks like the weather is going to turn to some more normal temperatures. The forecast has highs in the 30's later in the upcoming w...

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Pollinator Program at Carpenter Nature Center

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You are invited to attend “Pollinator Primer – What’s the buzz?” program at Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center. Ian Lane, an entomo...

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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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