Category: Spring Beekeeping
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An Even Simpler Way to Make Splits
It takes more resources than the other way I mentioned, but it’s easier! Want to make a new colony and you don’t have a lot of time in the bee yard? It doesn’t have to be hard to make a new colony (or five.) With this method, you will be giving your large colony a…
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A Simple Way to Make Splits
You don’t have to know how to graft If you are anything like me, the idea of splitting your hives is enough to make you giddy. It can be so addicting. I decided just this weekend, that I have to force myself to stop making splits. I don’t have enough equipment for them the way…
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My Beekeeping Journey
How it all started I grew up on a homestead, where we raised some of our own produce. Gardening was a way of life for us. We had free range chickens, who were more like pets to us than livestock. Each had their own name, and we knew their unique personalities. In time, my dad…