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.

Friday, November 30, 2018

Think about package bee strategy

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Beekeeping is all strategy. The question to ask yourself, how can I get my hives to peak population at the start of the nectar flow? If you...

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Velcro Winter Covers

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My supplier finally got back to me about the rest of my Velcro winter cover order. He shipped the covers on Monday. I hope to have them by...

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Making Creamed Honey

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This is the time of year I make creamed honey for holiday gifts. Making creamed honey is easy to do. The science of creamed honey is simpl...

Friday, November 23, 2018

9-18 Motorized Extractors Sale Price

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We are taking orders for 9-18 motorized extractors $1025.00 cash or check only. You save $270.95 off of catalog price. In store sale. It ...

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

MN Pollinator task force, trying to give bees a chance

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http://www.startribune.com/protect-bees-governor-s-task-force-delivers-a-long-list-of-ideas/500882012/

Monday, November 19, 2018

Closing Out all extractors

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We are closing out all remaining extractors in stock. We have two new in the box three frame hand crank extractors $369.00 each, cash or ch...

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Forever Green Project from the Univ of MN

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I attended the MN Hobby Beekeepers monthly meeting tonight. The guest speaker was Dr Don Wyse. He gave a presentation of a project that he a...

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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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