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In the Beehive Newsletter
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Winding down harvest
Scratching wax cappings off a honey frame What's new on the farm: And just like that, it's September. We have done two rounds of harvesting so far and we are starting our third round this week. For each round, we...
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How to keep the honey flow going
The sky full of bees at one of our yards. What's new on the farm: It's been almost two weeks since harvest has been underway. The yields have been promising so far! Some of our yards have hives that have...
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It's time for harvest!
Honey boxes stacked on top of hives at one of our apiary sites. What's new on the farm: Today we begin harvesting from the hives! The bees have had their honey boxes on for a few weeks and they are...
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The honey flow has begun
Mini hives used for mating our own queens What's new on the farm: The honey is flowing! To tell the truth, honey is always flowing throughout the season as long as flowers are blooming. Most of the time, that honey...
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The calm before the honey storm
Busy crew working in the yard. What's new on the farm: Happy Summer! Since our last newsletter, we've been busy doing housekeeping tasks to stay on top of the farm and the bees. Now that we are approaching July, the...
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Queen bees from across the world
Buckfast queen bees from Italy waiting to be put into hives. What's new on the farm: This weekend, 300 queens from Italy arrived in Saskatoon. Andrew worked all weekend to get the hives split up and ready to receive the...