getting started – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:10:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i2.wp.com/www.keepingbackyardbees.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 getting started – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com 32 32 Beeginning with Bees (Podcast) https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/beeginning-with-bees-podcast/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/beeginning-with-bees-podcast/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2017 21:17:27 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=3364 Join beekeepers Becky Tipton, Dawn Combs, Robert Riley, and Steve Tipton as they discuss their different beekeeping methods and what they can suggest to a beginning beekeeper. To hear more podcasts from MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends, click here.

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/5-things-to-know/feed/ 27 Preparing for a New Colony https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/preparing-for-a-new-colony/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/preparing-for-a-new-colony/#comments Mon, 04 May 2015 17:56:15 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=1573 Last year our colony was doing great! So well infact that we bought another hive thinking that our robust colony might split and swarm. We had an excellent honey crop the year before, and expected things to go just as well last year. Until we did an inspection in late summer.         […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/preparing-for-a-new-colony/feed/ 8 Would I be a good Beekeeper? https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/good-beekeeper/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/good-beekeeper/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:43:34 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=801 Do I care about the environment?  Beekeeping can be one of the most environmental friendliest thing you can do.  Not only do bees pollinate our food but they pollinate tree and flowers which feed wildlife. Do I like to socialize with others? They are numerous bee clubs in every state that lets bee keepers share […]

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