Tag: Beekeeping
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2023 Beekeeping Journal
Every February marks the beginning of the bee year here at Short Girl Farm. You can follow our successes (and hopefully fewer failures) as I journal our adventures in beekeeping here each week during the spring, summer, and fall in our apiary. If you ever wondered, “How hard is it to keep bees?” this is…
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Beekeeping Terms
Below is a list of commonly used words and phrases pertaining to beekeeping. Keep this list of beekeeping terms handy your first year! Want to know what to expect your first year of beekeeping? Check out 2022 Beekeeping Journal. apiary: a bee yard where a beekeeper keeps beehives. Apivar strips: a product for treating mites…
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2022 Beekeeping Journal
On May 4, 2022 I began my 3rd year as a beekeeper, but it was my first year taking a serious dive into what it means to keep bees. I lost a hive in the winter of 2021, so I purchased two new, 5-frame nucs for the apiary to replace the ones that died in…