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Dealing with New Conditions due to Covid 19

New conditions force growth. Growth is never easy or painless. The new conditions are a novel corona virus that is causing disease in our community. The governor of the State of Washington has issued a stay at home order. What does that mean for the beekeeper? Well, spring is here and we need to tend our bees. Beekeeping is usually done with a good deal…

Paul PerkinsMay 1, 2020

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The End of the Beekeeping Year

We mark the end of the beekeeping year. We are keeping on eye on the health of our hives and feeding them sugar to help them survive winter.

Paul PerkinsMarch 15, 2017

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Bee Log #88 Bees build a naked nest

Seattle Urban Honey shares a video of a naked bee nest. Sadly, the nest did not survive the rains in its naked state.

Paul PerkinsFebruary 2, 2014

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Bee Log #87 Puget Sound Beekeepers

The Puget Sound Beekeepers January meeting was abuzz with new faces and lots of excitement building for the coming beekeeping season. How are your bees? Are you feeding them? Are you going to get more bees this spring? Anticipation. Meanwhile, the bees are in a cluster keeping warm.

Paul PerkinsFebruary 2, 2014

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Bee Log #84

Working the Bees It is time to start working the bees again. We go from maintenance mode to honey production mode. Right now, the bees are producing lots of offspring. They have been able to gather some honey. One hive gained 14 pounds in the last 2 weeks. The bees need this honey for raising brood so we cannot collect any honey to extract yet....

Paul PerkinsApril 2, 2013

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