Our winters are long and cold followed by a long cold spring. Fall comes early and can get quite cold and windy. Poor bees up here really do not get much for a honey making season. The Farmer's Almanac mentioned to prepare for an extra-long and cold winter/spring this year. So, as I sit here … Continue reading Winterizing the Bees
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Trying to Keep the Bears Out
Here's an updated photo of the hive and the "bear cage" with a new electric fence and solar fencer. (The bees have been postponed by the supplier until after May 5) How on earth do we begin to keep the bears out of the hive? Here's what we have come up with so far. I've … Continue reading Trying to Keep the Bears Out
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Bees
I have never kept bees. I have never harvested honey. Well, I'm about to try. I love honey and have always felt that the more local the honey, the more benefits it will give you. I'm going backyard local this spring! Here's the deal, my husband is allergic to beestings but would still like to … Continue reading Bees
