Have you ever seen a huge mass of bees huddling together on the outside of their hive? This behavior, often mistaken for swarming, is called bearding.
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The ongoing success of beekeeping is tied directly to changes in the season. Getting your hives ready for changes in temperature and shifts in weather conditions throughout the year is very important for growing and sustaining strong and healthy colonies.
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Honey bees may be known for their honey which comes from the nectar of flowers, but that isn’t the only food they store in their hives. Bees also create a partially-fermented food called bee bread. While honey provides bees with plenty of carbohydrates for energy, bee bread rounds out their diet by serving as their main source of protein.
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Like all of you, we have been cautiously waiting and watching the news to stay informed on Covid-19. It is with much heartache, that we must cancel the festivities of Bee Day 2020. We are trying to get as many speakers recorded and posted on our online class platform as we can.
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