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Bees Buzzing
September / 2011

The Crush and Strain Method

When you think of a honey harvest you probably imagine an out building with some beehives around it, a person in white coveralls toting bottles of honey around, and big shiny equipment doing all the hard work. That's definitely the ideal situation but ... Read More
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Poll Results:

Last month we ran a poll on the use of queen excluders We had 36 votes which was a little disappointing since there are well over 3000 subscribers to the newsletter. The results were 25 using the excluder and 11 not. That's about where I figured the numbers would come in.

The new poll for this month is in line with this months article. There are a number of beekeeping associations that have an extractor that the membership is allowed to use, I'm curious to see how many folks are still extracting honey "old-school"

Let's get voting!

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The Barefoot Beekeeper

The Beekeepers Calendar

A fantastic eBook on sustainable chemical free beekeeping by Philip Chandler. This is the number one resource for anyone wanting Top Bar Hives.
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Not sure what you should be doing this month? Check the Beekeepers Calendar for tips on what you should be doing to keep your bees happy and healthy.
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This Months Top Posts At www.BeekeepingForums.com

Upper Entrance

ok so on 1 hive I have a standard bottom board the other has a screened( trying both out to see what I like) but while I was reading the forums I've seen mentioned just in passing about a upper entrance, but not any ....

Bottom Board for Winter - Screened vs. Solid?

I need a second opinion on this issue. I was visiting a fellow beekeeper in my county and talking to him about winter preparations. He said that he has solid bottom boards on all his hives. When I told him I was going to ...