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In the Beehive Newsletter
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The 10000 kilometer caramel machine
A rollercoaster journey from Alaska to Saskatoon ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏...
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Can I make 500 queens in 1 week?
A frame of "queen cells" that have larvae that will grow into new queen bees. In the first frame they are covered in the nurse bees that are feeding them royal jelly. The second frame shows that some of the...
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The REAL spring is here
Our bee truck arriving back home in Saskatoon on a beautiful spring evening. What's new on the farm: Happy Sunday! For those of us in Canada, it's Victoria Day weekend, which unofficially marks the start of gardening season!Hopefully, with no...
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Getting Winter Ready - for Humans and for Bees
Wrapping up the season on the farm, and natural ways to stay ahead of cold and flu season! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏...
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The most sustainable way to make new beehives
Plus strawberry honey toast! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏...
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Have you ever seen a truck full of bees?
Loading up the truck at night while the bees are back inside their hives. What's new at the farm The past week has been a transition time for the farm: the bees have started to arrive from Vancouver Island back...