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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Blackberry Mead
It is time to talk about another use for honey. In this case it’s a use for uncured nectar that would be unstable on a shelf. As many already know if honey isn’t cured to proper moisture content it will … Continue reading
Posted in Honey, Posts, What's going on..
Tagged honey, Indiana Beekeeping, Mead, treatment free beekeeping
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Science in Beekeeping?
I grimace every time I see something on Facebook touting how Scientists and The USDA are working on Saving the Bees. I hope it doesn’t take the government as long to figure out Bee problems as it has to end … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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From Bees to Beets
Last weekend Holly and I canned some beets. ”What the heck does this have to do with bees?!?” Well first off I LOVE PICKLED BEETS! It has everything to do with bees, because several years ago my wife converted from … Continue reading
Chump Crickets part 2
If you haven’t read Chump Crickets part 1 from last week yet that would be a good place to start. For the rest of ya here IS WHY I AM SO EXCITED about these crickets! This is promising news for … Continue reading
Fall Clean Up
Like always post honey harvest equipment was in needed of attention. The first order of business was to get everything wet with honey / nectar residue dry. I freeze and store my extracted supers every year. This has presented a … Continue reading
Posted in Pests, Posts, What's going on..
Tagged Bee Keeping, Indiana Beekeeping, Treatment-free, wax moth
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Honey and Walnuts
It hit me the other day, I’ve never talked about things I do with honey….. I gave a little bee talk a couple weeks ago to the Bath, Indiana Gardener’s Club. I got to talking about one of the ways … Continue reading
Chump Crickets
It’s been a while, but it’s FRIDAY!!!! There are those who think that without Science, Money, and Humans the varroa mite, a parasite and vector of infection, along with some other pests and conditions will be the end of the … Continue reading
Posted in Genetics, Posts
Tagged bee genetics, genetic resistance, treatment free beekeeping
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