The Bee-log
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The ongoing trials of running a 100-Year old caramel machine
Our purple Model K caramel wrapper in action What's new on the farm: Happy November! The weather has been cool and biting, which has been great for our bees. They are still sitting in our home yard waiting to go...
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Stuck in Saskatoon for now
Our creamed honey getting stirred in the creaming machine. What's new on the farm: Well, today's the day that the bees should be heading out to Vancouver Island! But, we found out on Friday that our driver's truck motor is...
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Nearly all done in Saskatchewan!
A throwback photo from fall 2020 when we loaded up the semi-trailer for the move to Vancouver Island! What's new on the farm: Things are winding down here in Saskatoon, and we are looking forward to the move to Vancouver...
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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...