Spring OBA Conference 2024
2024-11-16
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What does this picture have to do with the spring conference? Nothing, except that I left my husband home to do all of the work.
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This is a journal of our beekeeping journal. The information here is our experience and discoveries. We are located in Ontario, Growing zone 6
“It’s All About The Heat”
2024-08-18
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I went to Propolis etc in Guelph to pick up some queen rearing supplies and was pleasantly surprised to see Erica from ProtectaBEE giving a
Disease Resistance in Bees – Year 1and 2
2024-07-25
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About Year 5 – 6 of our beekeeping journey we started to focus on good queens and the idea of breeding for hygienic behavior. We
Queen Breeding: Part 1 What are Resistant Queens
2024-06-26
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If beekeepers work together, we should be able to achieve resistance. It is a myth that we are all individuals. Our bees intermingle, migrate, and
Our Journey as Beekeepers
2024-04-10
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A Beekeeper’s Journey The learning curve may be a steady increase, but the results are flexible until you start experimenting and keeping data so that
OBA Fall Conference 2023 – Expanding Horizons
2023-12-01
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I have been to a lot of trade shows and conferences. The OBA conference in Peterborough was small by most standards, but it was very
Grafting Queen Bees For Beginners
2023-08-03
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Your first queen cell is often raised from a superceedure or a swarm cell. Some would say that the queens you raise from these are
Honeybee Democracy. Thomas D. Seeley
2023-01-01
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Honeybee Democracy. Thomas D. Seeley. Princeton University Press. 280 pages. September 2010nnCornell University ASIN : B0046A9M68 Publisher : Princeton University Press; Illustrated edition
Beekeeping is a Knowledge Driven Art: Varroa Mite Biology Pt 2
2022-09-16
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Beekeeping is a Knowledge Driven Art – The Battle Against Varroa PT 1 We tried beekeeping for several years without following the science, and it
