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Late Winter or Early Spring Care of Beehives

by Steve Gaetano March 15, 2024

Late Winter or Early Spring Care of Beehives

(The following information is taken from the author’s 50 years of experience keeping bees). When examining your beehives on a moderately nice day ...

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Winter Feeding of Pollen Substitute

by Steve Gaetano February 4, 2022

About two months ago, the first time ever, we put out pollen substitute in a small cardboard tray inside a square bucket hanging from a tree. The b...

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Early Bees for the Early Honey Flow

by Steve Gaetano January 3, 2022

The main honey flow comes early in most parts of Virginia with Tulip Poplar and Black Locust blooming the first week of May. That is why beekeepers...

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