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In the Beehive Newsletter
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Getting ready for the bees' journey out west!
What's new on the farm: During most of the summer, our hives are spread out in groups of 40 across many farmers' fields. We call these "outyards". We do this so that there is enough food for each hive, and...
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Getting Rid of Mites
What's new on the farm: Happy October, everyone! It's been a month since I wrote our last newsletter. A lot has happened in that time; we're only just keeping up! We've had our first frost, and winter preparation has been...
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Winding down harvest
Scratching wax cappings off a honey frame What's new on the farm: And just like that, it's September. We have done two rounds of harvesting so far and we are starting our third round this week. For each round, we...
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How to keep the honey flow going
The sky full of bees at one of our yards. What's new on the farm: It's been almost two weeks since harvest has been underway. The yields have been promising so far! Some of our yards have hives that have...
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It's time for harvest!
Honey boxes stacked on top of hives at one of our apiary sites. What's new on the farm: Today we begin harvesting from the hives! The bees have had their honey boxes on for a few weeks and they are...
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The honey flow has begun
Mini hives used for mating our own queens What's new on the farm: The honey is flowing! To tell the truth, honey is always flowing throughout the season as long as flowers are blooming. Most of the time, that honey...