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Well, Summer is here (ew) and it’s time to do what I do every Summer and that is-hot hybernate. Yes I made that up. That’s
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It’s Pollinator Week and I wanted to take some time to share what we can all do to help our pollinators! Backyard gardens are critical
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May was an adventure! Another beekeeper and I visited my friend Joe’s apiary to learn about grafting queens. My observation hive is doing well and
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How long have you/your family/ancestors lived in Appalachia? I was raised on a 20 acre horse farm in a quiet country town in Loudoun County,
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Let’s talk about honeybee swarms! In Chattanooga, Tennessee, honeybee swarms start occuring in March. Collecting a swarm is one of the best things about beekeeping!
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Have you been wanting to learn more about beekeeping? Want to start your own backyard hive? Have access to local honey that comes straight from
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Becoming a beekeeper has been one of the most rewarding and difficult things I’ve ever done! Beekeeping is rewarding but it also has its challenges.
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Apparently I had a wax moth incubator in my kitchen the past three weeks that I was unaware of. I’d placed two empty frames in
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I lost one of my honeybee colonies to small hive beetles. I’m really upset about it but I know I did everything I could to
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Let’s talk about smokers. When I first started beekeeping I felt bad about using a smoker. These are some of the things I heard: It
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