Category Archives: Bees

A Different Kind of Harvest Party

Posted on November 14, 2013 by

Fall is not only the time to harvest potatoes and pumpkins, but also your Mason Bee cocoons. You gave them a nice place to nest and provided them with plenty of forage, now you want to make sure the next … Continue reading →

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Bee Conference

Posted on August 1, 2013 by

We just got back from the first ever Treatment Free Beekeeping Conference on the west coast. It was held in Forest Grove near Portland, and featured a speaker list that reads like a who’s who of the alternative beekeeping world: … Continue reading →

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Farm Flyer

Posted on July 3, 2013 by

In preparation for next weekend’s tour I put together a little informational flyer on our “operation”.

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Release the Bees

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

Spring and warmer temperatures have finally come around again – time to release the mason bees to perform their pollination magic. In preparation for that, we organized a mason bee house building party for some neighbors that were interested in … Continue reading →

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RIP

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

Sadly, not one of our beehives survived the winter. In a couple of cases we were not surprised – the hives were already weak going into winter and their chances for survival were slim. But we had not anticipated that … Continue reading →

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