Bee Talk from Our Friend Dee Lusby
Dee Lusby is an amazing beekeeper from Arizona. She's been in the bee world for many decades,...
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Beeing Anointed
I won’t lie: It’s been really hard starting this spring with no bees. This is only the second tim...
Read MoreTime to Get Busy on Our Pollinator Hotels!
When I brought bees home seven years ago, I had not yet begun to fully notice all the insect life...
Read MoreWhat Are Beekeepers For?
Our friends at the Natural Beekeeping Trust are spot-on with their good suggestions here about wh...
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Do Not Disturb
An Excerpt from Susan Knilans & Jacqueline Freeman's new book "What Bees Want" “Alas, ...
Read MoreModifying Langs and Warrés--Making Them Bee-Friendly
Bee friends, our club member Lori has crafted a great post about her experience setting up her hi...
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DOWNTOWN BEES!
“There is a bee swarm in downtown Camas, right by the antique store. Do you have time to go gathe...
Read MoreOF BEES, TREES, AND LOGS--MEET JAMES
Hello bee friends: Susan here, introducing our good bee friend James. James attended our recent l...
Read MoreLog Hives with Matt Somerville
Hi Friends, Susan here: I’ve always loved log hives, loved the notion of them, the look of them, ...
Read MoreThe Light of Hum
Susan here: It is with great delight that I am sharing with you something of beauty, depth, and w...
Read MoreChoose Your Words Wisely--and Kindly
Susan here: It is during winter preparation in the bee garden that I realize just how far off the...
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Emergency Food
When our bees need food, we provide it for them, in the form of honey: honey in combs, in bowls w...
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Ventilation…Insulation? We’ve Found an Intriguing Solution!
Susan here. If you are a bee club member, you already know that we have been talking about hive i...
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Bee Tree Beekeepers
I've had a few bee trees on our farm for the past eight years and I adore watching the colonies l...
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Wall Beekeeping: An Ancient Craft (who knew??)--Susan's Bees
Once again, I find myself gloriously behind the times. In this particular case a few thousand yea...
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Keeping Faith: To Feed or NOT to Feed
As a rule, we advocate not feeding our bees unless 1) they are from a late swarm and need a hand,...
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Learning from the Bees: Reflections
It’s a drizzly day in Southwest Washington, with much needed blessing of tender rain. My luggage ...
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Taking a Reporting Break: Holland Sunday
So much wonder, so little time to report it. Folks, I gave myself the gift of focusing on the con...
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Holland on Friday---A Whirlwind Tour
Good morning! I chose these two eggs this morning, to offer a model to my eyeballs on how they ou...
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Holland Thursday Adventures: Haarlem, Scrubby Pads, and a Pipe!
You are probably all pleased to know that this will be a shorter post today. I don't have to cram...
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Holland: Tuesday and Wednesday Adventures
TUESDAY... Bear with me beeloveds: I worked until midnight again on a lovely post, h...
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Holland--Our First Day
Oh, goodness, where to begin, and how to share it all with you! Well, how about I let some pictur...
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April Bee Club: Bait Hives!
April Bee Club! Mark your calendars for April 7. From 10am to noon, we’ll be gathering at the ...
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Winter Clustering is a Result of Poor Hive Insulation
We talk about this at bee club a great deal, and in all of our classes, too. It's nice that Bee C...
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Late Summer in the Bee Yard
While my yard is beginning to show the withering effects of August heat, there is still good bee ...
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Drumming the Bees
The swarm began like any other swarm. Just a big, roaring, exaltation of bees, 20,000 strong and ...
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Autumn In The Bee Garden
In my morning walkabout in the backyard, I noted the first bronze and peach leaves crowning the t...
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