Tag: thebees
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How Do Beekeepers Make Honey?
A beekeeper’s main goal is to produce honey for his or her hive. This can be done in several ways. First, the bees seal off the cells of the comb with wax caps. This process protects the honey and keeps it from spoiling. How do beekeepers get honey? Bees collect nectar from plant flowers, then…
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In the bee garden from March to April
The grape hyacinth flows like a river of blue along garden borders, hedgerows and woodland spaces. A small, hardy plant that doesn’t seem to mind the cold. It has patiently waited for the bees while the crocuses withered in late frosts. These plump, purple-blue flowers are receiving many bee visitors as spring awakes. Like our…
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A year in the bee yard– October.
Summer came back in October – word had reached her of the ‘backwinter‘. The bees made the most of the ‘backsummer’. The hive entrance was too busy to put on mouseguards as foragers flew home with baskets of yellow pollen. However, a quick inspection showed that nectar was out of stock. I filled the syrup…