albertabees beekeeping honey albertahoney savethebees alberta queenbees honeybees bakingwithhoney beesandbears birdsandthebees canadianfood goodforyou honeybunny localfarmer natural nongmo nongmohoney organic organicbeekeeping organicbees organichoney paleo paleodiet peaceriver peaceriverhoney raisingbees shoplocal supportlocal bees bakingwithhoney
My first official #honeyharvest and the maiden voyage of our homemade extractor. It's a wooden frame that clamps bee frames in place and is spun by a hand drill in an old brewing fermenter.
A bit sketchy, the extractor needs some work but we did get honey out of hive and into jar so overall success!
Blew the foundation out of a couple frames, and for fear that the bees might have trouble repairing this late in the season we only extracted 4 of the 8 frames we could have. Need to figure out how long to spin them and how fast because we probably only got 1/3-1/2 of the homey out of each frame. That's alright though, the rest goes back in the hive for the winter!
We stumbled across thousands of bees on a fence post! Many colonies are outgrowing their hives this time of year. When this happens, a large portion of the bees will form a group (swarm) and look for a new home. Swarms are fairly docile and will eventually move on so please don't call an exterminator! If you spot a swarm please call us, or your local beekeeper, to have the swarm relocated for free ❤.
.
.
.
.
.
#yegbees #yeg #yycbees #savethebees #edmontonliving #terwillegar #yeglocal #albertafarm #yeggarden #urbanyeg #yegdt #beekeeping #swarm #honeybeelove #nature #insect #pollinator #beesarefriends #yegpestcontrol #swarmcapture #yeggers #stalbertalberta #parklandcounty #albertabees #yegnature #yeganimals #amazingnature #damnnatureyouscary
Fun fact: honey never spoils. When stored in an air tight container, Honey is one of the few foods known to have an eternal shelf life.
.
We add a two year best before date to our jars only for traceability purposes.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
#honey #organic #organichoney #peaceriver #peaceriverhoney #savethebees #beekeeping #organicbeekeeping #nongmo #nongmohoney #honeybunny #albertahoney #albertabees #natural #goodforyou #honeybees #organicbees #queenbees #raisingbees #birdsandthebees #bakingwithhoney #beesandbears #alberta #canadianfood #shoplocal #supportlocal #localfarmer #paleo #paleodiet
Wrapped up some bees today; it's about time right?! Got all the hives moved to the home yard where they'll winter over. First time moving love hives so that was an adventure!
Winter entrance reducers are in, #quiltboxes on, and insulation wrapped.
Once I've got them all finished I'll push 4 gives together and wrap them all together and we'll put a common lid on groups of 4 hives. Hopefully this will help insulate them even better than what we've done in previous seasons!
It is important that when you start beekeeping, we consider that it is going to take time: time to learn, time to grow, and time to produce. The colony works the same way. They need to take time to excrete wax from their abdomen to form the combs, that raise the bees, that store the honey. It is important that when you decide to make the commitment to manage bees, that you are making a 3-year commitment. -
-
#beekeeping #slowfood #albertabees #abcbees #albertanativebeecouncil #bees #beehive #beekeeper #buzz #Honey #bumblebee #apiary #honeybee
Want to know where we get our honey and beeswax? We take great pride in selecting only the best ingredients that are grown and harvested naturally and locally, where possible.
Learn more about our amazing bee farmers and what the bees get up to during spring. We'll give you a hint, if you love BC blueberries, you'll need to thank a bee. .
#rockymountainsoap #rockymountainsoapco #rockymountainsoapcompany #bees #bcfruit #explorealberta #albertabees #beeswax #honey #madeinCanada #toxinfree #greenbeauty #cleanbeauty
Attention Alberta beekeepers! We would love to feature photos of you and your bees for the world to see Beekeepers in the prairies face unique challenges, especially during the cold winter months, but there are also some amazing benefits to beekeeping in this province. For a chance to be featured, share photos of your beekeeping adventures with us through DM or by using #kohaapiaries Urban and rural photos invited!
Snuck a peek at my little Saskatraz nuc tonight.. I thought I had squished the queen but may have just been honey bound.. gave them a second 5 frame super a week ago to see what would happen.
It looks like they are building comb right up to the top so will have to open them up tomorrow and look for a queen... I wanted to open the inner cover but it's glued shut with propolis and burr comb.. and I was without my tools!
.
.
.
#honeybees #bees #dointheirthing #saskatraz #nuc #albertabees #borealbees #mywildyard #instabees #burrcomb #propolis #beehives #wildbeehoneyab
Collecter les statistiques #ALBERTABEES effectuez une recherche à l'obtention des statistiques (Aller à la sélection).