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November Tips

There is often some good weather left in November between cold snaps, and the bees continue to bring in pollen--maybe too much! Old foragers, worn out after a hard-working life, may fly off at this...

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October Tips

Happy Halloween month! In October, the queens should be slowing down their brood production, but unusually warm weather seems to have encouraged them to keep on laying the full quota of eggs. A drop...

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August Tips

This year (2022), August started out in the 60-degree range in East Jefferson County, WA, and by mid-month was in the 70s, up to 86 degrees or so. Swarming from overcrowded and overflowing honey bee...

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July Tips

In our area, summer weather often doesn't arrive until July 5--just a few hours too late for the July 4th fireworks show to be visible through the final rainstorm or low clouds of "June-uary." But...