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Goodness from the Garden
Ahh, it’s that time of the year where the 90 degree temps last well past seven, watering is a necessity, and tomatoes are plentiful. Yes, tomatoes my dear friends. They are literally falling off our...
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Honeybees and Hot nights
Quite frankly, the honeybees are hot! In our warm weather, we’ll often see the honeybees on the “front porch,” fanning to help keep the hive at an even temperature. I keep joking that I’m going to...
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Get Converted!
Reblogged from Romancing the Bee: Fellow beekeeping bloggers innercityfarmers asked: In terms of converting sugar to honey when baking, do you have a conversion that you go by? Any tips or tricks you...
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Does It Ever Get Too Hot For Bees?
Reblogged from Romancing the Bee: Today we are under an Excessive Heat Warning in Southern Ohio. Temperatures are expected to reach 100° Farenheit. Which made me wonder… Does it ever get too hot for...
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Day 18 - God Save The Queen
Reblogged from themisbeehaven: Six days after our first inspection, we noticed some changes in the bee’s behavior. They had developed an attitude. There seemed to be a lot less pollen coming into the...
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Escarosa Beekeepers’ July Meeting
Meeting this Wednesday, July 11th! The Escarosa Beekeepers Association Monthly Meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Ensley Masonic Lodge 8634 North Palafox Street...
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Beekeeper Alert for the State of Florida
Beekeepers! There will be state-wide emergency mosquito spraying starting this evening. Please check the following links and be sure to protect your hives....
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August 8th Escarosa Beekeepers’ Meeting
The Escarosa Beekeepers Association Monthly Meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Ensley Masonic Lodge 8634 North Palafox Street (Hwy 95a), Pensacola, Florida. We are...
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Making Mead, or “Honey Wine”
Preparing to blend ingredients Primitive Fermentation Lock Raisins as yeast nutrition Beautiful raw honey sliced orange Secondary Fermentation with real fermentation lock I followed a very simple...
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Shade Plants: For the Win
Shade is not something that comes naturally to us here at BrightHaven. However, we do have a few spaces in the front yard that have grown shady by the planting of a river birch. The soil in these...
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Grain Free Pet Treats!
If you have pets and you like to give them treats, then I’m in good company. Here at BrightHaven, we have three dogs, one cat, six pond fish, one betta fish and several honeybees. To say that our pets...
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Wintering (Bees) : Sylvia Plath
To be honest, Sylvia Plath’s poetry has always made me slightly uncomfortable. I find it hard to think of her without a creepy feeling. I know, she was a tormented young woman but I feel the way I...
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Honey Bees, Oak Trees and Forest Honey
Due to a friend mentioning to me that he has honeybees in his oak tree, I have been doing a bit of research as to why they would be there! Turns out, the oak tree is host to a gall producing wasp. When...
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New beekeeping videos available
Take note! I am also adding a collection of beekeeping videos to my beekeeping resources page. These are videos that I have found useful, interesting and educational. Hope you may find them...
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Honeybee Nectar Plants along the Gulf Coast
Well, since the weather has warmed back up, the honeybees have been in a frenzy. Saturday and Sunday, there were energetic waggle dances on the landing board, indicating there was something good...
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Videos of Stroud Debate
Originally posted on Simple Bees: Two videos of the Stroud debate are now available: Part 1 and Part 2 . Gareth, Cotswolds View original
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Sustainable Beekeeping
What follows is a basic rundown of the short talk I gave at the beekeepers’ association on February 12th. I will be editing and adding sources over the next few days but figured I may as well get at...
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