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Middle May Flowers
This week, we take a look at the latest flowers. The woods look like a field of smaller yellow, blue, white and purple flowers. And, the bees are collecting White/Yellow and Orange Pollen
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May Flower Check
As spring marches into summer, every week brings a different batch of flowers for the bees to harvest! An over abundance of rain and cooler temperatures here in North East Ohio has ensured that flowers are staying in bloom longer, and…
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End of April Nectar Update
New week brings new flowers for the Bees!
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April Flower Check!
Spring Flower Check! Nectar Foraging has started. Besides the popular Cherry Blossoms, there are lots of flowers ready to harvest nectar from. The bees are busy!
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Surviving the Winter
After many years of struggle, frustration, and trial and error… We think we have figured out how to navigate over-wintering a bee hive. Greenhouse + Light Insulation!
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Technical Brief: Nectar to Honey Chemistry Review
Let us look at the chemistry that makes Honey! You can read more about this process in this excellent peer-reviewed journal article entitled: Biochemical Reactions and Their Biological Contributions in Honey Bees collect nectar from thousands of flowers: Bees Add Enzymes:…