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.

Saturday, August 29, 2020

Changed the Solar Angle to Fall Position

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We changed our solar angle today on our MT Solar ground mount, from 17 degrees to 37 degrees. This new angle should be the optimum angle un...

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Get the Identification First

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A guy called me today about the honeybees coming in and out of his siding and wanted me to come and get them. These are Yellow Jackets. When...

Sunday, August 23, 2020

We know Goldenrod nectar is coming in, the sniff test

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Goldenrod is coming in right now. One of my friends is in the Northwest Metro and the other lives near Forest Lake. They both could smell ...

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Getting ready for winter

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OK beekeepers, winter preparations are under way. This is the to do list. Pull and Extract honey Treat for mites ASAP Feed your bees Entra...

Friday, August 21, 2020

Pulling honey using a couple different methods

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This is a couple ways to pull your honey off the hive. Using a brush and Honey Robber.

Friday, August 14, 2020

Extractor Rental and cheap extractors

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Nature's Nectar LLC does rent extractors. Rented by the day. Call them for more info. New beekeepers who buy cheap extractors find out...

Extracting Honey, the basics

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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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