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Beekeeping Bees DIY

Installing the Nucs

May 21, 2012

I woke up early yesterday morning to see how the bees had fared overnight. They seemed to be spending the morning becoming acquainted with their new home. I could see plenty of curious bees buzzing around the nuc boxes and hives. I looked on as some were spiraling up into the air. They were orienting themselves to…

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Beekeeping Bees Hive Maintainance

Picking Up the New Girls

May 21, 2012

Yesterday, a friend and I made the 3-plus hour trip to Brewster, New York to pick up our bees. Finally, the weather had warmed up enough and our bees were ready to come home. We began our journey after lunch and did not arrive home until after Midnight. When we arrived in Brewster, we had…

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Beekeeping Bees Hive Maintainance

Beehive Opening at Long Pasture

May 10, 2012

This past Sunday afternoon, I had the pleasure of attending my very first hive opening with our local beekeeping association. Last Winter, I took their beekeeping course and today, I was getting a close up look at two new bee hives started from packages 4 weeks ago. Hive openings are best when the weather is…

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Beekeeping Bees DIY Hive Maintainance

Placement of the Beehives

April 18, 2012

We rarely see honeybees in our gardens, only the large bumblebees. So as many of you know, I am starting out on my newest adventure, beekeeping. Finally the weather warmed up literally overnight and it was time this week to kick things into high gear. The bees are scheduled to come in May and I had so…

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Beekeeping Bees Chickens

The Birds and the Bees

March 3, 2012

One of the biggest questions that I had prior starting out on my honey bee keeping journey had to do with how the chickens and the bees will coexist in my yard. I was nervous because I knew nothing about keeping bees. Yet I knew a lot about keeping chickens. I wondered to myself? Will…

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