The Flow Hive™ has captured the attention of the bee world. It often comes up as a question in bee meetings and bee schools. People mostly have questions and also lots of opinions upon hearing about it. Labeled “the Holy Grail of Beekeeping,” it has been self-proclaimed “the most significant invention in beekeeping since 1852” […]
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This has been the spring to start colonies by hiving a swarm. The mild winter meant fewer overwintering losses (see results for WVBA backyard beekeepers posted here and on www.pnwhoneybeesurvey.com) together with our mild spring, providing abundant pollen and nectar foraging conditions, has resulted in numbers of swarms. Reports of colonies swarming more than once
At the March and April WVBA meetings I distributed paper copies and directed members to a web-based survey document as a continuing effort to define overwintering success. This was the 7th year of such survey activity. I received 230 responses from OR backyarders, keeping anywhere from 1 to 50 colonies; Willamette Valley members sent in
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At the March and April WVBA meetings I distributed paper copies and directed members to a web-based survey document as a continuing effort to define overwintering success. This was the 7th year of such survey activity. I received 230 responses from OR backyarders, keeping anywhere from 1 to 50 colonies; Willamette Valley members sent in
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At April WVBA meeting I challenged beekeepers to join the 2015 AG IN THE CLASSROOM (AITC) Literacy Project designed to help better improve literacy of Kindergarten through 6th grade students along with their knowledge of agriculture. Oregon is generating a buzz this year by offering as a component of their Literacy Project a chance to
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At April WVBA meeting I challenged beekeepers to join the 2015 AG IN THE CLASSROOM (AITC) Literacy Project designed to help better improve literacy of Kindergarten through 6th grade students along with their knowledge of agriculture. Oregon is generating a buzz this year by offering as a component of their Literacy Project a chance to
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I don’t know about you, but the seventies were pretty significant for me. I remember my first beekeeping short course at U of MD (had 32 attend)!, my first (1972) and 2nd son (1979) (reason I am here in OR is their children now) and the trama of University promotion from new Assistant to full
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With spring it is the time to check on how bees overwintered and to fill out the PNW overwintering losses (successes!) survey from OSU PLEASE Consider helping provide this information !! This year with help from a couple of Portland area PUB beekeepers I have expanded the backyarder (small-scale/hobbyist) beekeeper survey and developed it into
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With spring it is the time to check on how bees overwintered and to fill out the PNW overwintering losses (successes!) survey from OSU PLEASE Consider helping provide this information !! This year with help from a couple of Portland area PUB beekeepers I have expanded the backyarder (small-scale/hobbyist) beekeeper survey and developed it into
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Knowing your bees is part of having a successful and satisfying beekeeping experience. Is this the season to do something about improving colony records? Or will you continue to use the ‘brick’ method? Hivetracks is a better way to keep hive/apiary records. And Hive Tracks is launching a series of improvements to make it even
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