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, October 30, 2017

This week, oxalic acid and covering hives

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Looking at the weather in the future looks pretty much of the same. Highs in the 40's at best. Feeding colonies is pretty much over. W...

Friday, October 20, 2017

Wintering a beehive in the upper midwest

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These are two videos of different winter covers and how to install them on the hive. Winter covers can be put on anytime after November fi...

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Queenless hive?

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I had a customer call me looking for a queen. She went through her hive and could not find any brood. In a panic she was looking for a queen...

Monday, October 16, 2017

Trail Cam Pics

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Here is a few September trail cam pics Doe is getting her darker brown winter coat Forkhorn buck Fawn has almost lost its spots...

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Robbing this week

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This coming week will be warm all week. Several days in the low 70's. This warm weather while very nice, can be a week of robbing. Now...

Friday, October 13, 2017

End of Season Chores

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The bee season is winding down. Most beekeepers have extracted their honey, treated for mites and made sure their hives were heavy with hone...

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Ted Talk

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Cool photography in this Ted Talk

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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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