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Currently I am fall sugar juicing the bees right now to give them as much as possible before winter lockdown. Unfortunately I am not convinced they...

Over time this discomfort has gotten to unbearable. I can't bring myself to have anymore honey after the last episode.

I LOVE LOVE honey! Raw honey...

A swarm of honey bees moved into the attic of my old shop where I keep my mower and other equipment. In mid-September I left the door open while I...

So this crossed my path and looked like a hoax: too good to be true. Now I'm sure its legit.

This is so interesting!

There's an article in the Western Producer this week that says glyphosate has been found in American honey - about 80% of it has the some of the...

Ok, so I'm sooooooooo confused with this formic acid and a few timing issues.

1. I have supers to put on. How do I know when is the right time to...

I am offering a Beginner Beekeeping course in the Spring of 2016

If you have an interest in becoming a Beekeeper and would like to learn the steps...

Taking down a addition on the house and have come across a fair sized looking hive, if you are seriously interested text or call 519-292-8295

A couple of days ago, when it was a nice warm morning, as I walked to the garden I could hear all the bees after the pumpkin flowers but this morning...

This is the 3rd day I've had stress aid in waterers for the chickens and ducks. It's Hot and wanted to make sure they get the extra boost during this...

Just thought I would share :)

Already had a stroke with some upside down not so healthy looking bee but was told its housekeeping lol. I was ready...

Amazing!! Absolutely amazing what goes on in there.
Lift those lids and it smells sooooooo good.
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Thanks BVF for walking me...

Well known local Apiary was robbed of bee hives and nucs ready for sale.
It must be absolutely heart breaking.

You know when you have something and and then you take notice more when others have it? Yes. Like hives. Now that I have hives I notice them all over...

Looking for suggestions on bee keeping books. Interested in learning for now, starting with a few books. Checked out Amazon and found quite a few...

This was recently released by the Ontario beekeepers association. Corn planting season is here, and the proof is in the pudding.

MEDIA RELEASE: MAY...

I like to have a first aid kit so to speak for any 'species' that I am housing.

With chickens I quickly learned what to have on hand because not...

Been eyeing this since it started crowdfunding. Very neat and now available to order through Toronto.

Although the US exchange is crazy now and I...

There were a couple of interesting bee articles in the Western Producer recently.
Here are the links

Hi,
I keep a couple of my hives on an organic farm near Jasper that runs a year round CSA program. They also host a series of workshops through the...

I will be speaking at the Muskoka - Parry Sound Beekeepers Association Meeting this Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 9:30 - 11:00. At the Raymond...

I went out today and inspected the 30 hives at my house and 25 hives at one of my out yards. Only had 1 dead out of the 55 hives. Very happy with...