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Beekeeping Lesson 2 with surprises at the end

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Scott

Bees, they live a non-destructive yet productive lifestyle, unlike us, humans, we have a lot to learn from nature. #tumblr: fujinliow.tumblr.com #flickr: www.flickr.com

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Honey Bees and Beekeeping 4.2: Queen Rearing

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Scott

Presented with permission of the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education. To purchase the complete “Honey Bees and Beekeeping” television series on DVD or accompanying book, please call 1-800-359-4040.

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Beekeeping: Harvesting & Extracting 108 lbs of Raw Organic Honey

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Scott

MOCOBees.com – With some greatly appreciated help from my nephew-in-law Mike we were able to harvest and extract 108 lbs of beautiful golden raw organic honey from two of my beehives in my backyard.

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Back Yard Beekeeping – Top Bar Hives

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Scott

Check out the links below that will take you the the beekeeping site, backyardhive.com, an excellent site for beginning beekeepers who want to use a top bar beehive. The instructions are well thought out and very clear. An 85 minute, … Continue reading →

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New Urban Beekeepers in Philadelphia, PA

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Scott

beegreenphilly.com Class participants of first beginners beekeeping course at Green Sanctuary Community Apiary at Awbury Arboretum describe their plans for their beehives and selected bees. http

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Beekeeping: New Nuc, The Importance Of Genetics

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Scott

It has only been only six days since I got my new honey bee nucleus hive from Kenny & Wendy Reed from www.BeeWilde.com. What I found inside was amazing. This reminded me of how important it is to have top … Continue reading →

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The American Beekeeping Federation’s 2012 American Honey Princess

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Scott

Danielle Dale, the American Beekeeping Federation’s 2012 American Honey Princess, talks about the importance of honey bees as pollinators at “It’s a Bug’s Life” Insect Fair held at the 2012 ESA Eastern Branch meeting in Hartford, CT, March 2012.

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Beekeeping: New Honey Bee Queen Mating Flight Video

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Scott

This is amazing! I have been filming for five days. This footage is of the third day. Because I split my hive using the queen cells that the bees in the hive made the new queen needs to get impregnated. … Continue reading →

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Beekeeping: How To Move A Hive Any Distance (More Than 3 Feet and Less Than 3 Miles)

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Scott

The 3 feet or 3 mile myth is busted! I share how you can successfully move a honey bee hive more than three feet and less than three miles. I learned this from an article on www.HoneyBeeSuite.com. With this technique … Continue reading →

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mudsongs.org: 567 Days of Beekeeping Photos

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Scott

mudsongs.org Here’s a little over four minutes of photos from our first 567 days of beekeeping. It’s not a “best of” collection (there are more photos of the bees than beekeeper per se), but it’s the best I could put … Continue reading →

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