Tag: bees
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Bringing Home New Bees
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This week I picked up 2 new colonies of bees! I haven’t had great success getting a honeybee colony over winter (alive) when running only one colony. I don’t love buying bees every spring. Since I’ve lost my bees over a few winters now, I’ve decided to try two, hoping at least one will make…
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Getting ready for bee-day – what I keep in my beekeeping kit
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My bees, unfortunately did not make it through the winter, so I’ve ordered more. This happens sometimes for beekeepers who have bees in cold climates. I only had one colony going into winter and so my odds weren’t great. We had some super-unseasonably warm weather in February this year and keepers in my area had…