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Peter Somers
Jul 3, 2021
Summer Management: Bearding and Backfilling
Dried out linden blossoms mark the end of the nectar flow for most the valley. Bees only store about a two-week supply of pollen, so a...
Peter Somers
Feb 10, 2021
Springtime Treatment Thresholds
One of the mistakes I most enjoy repeating is the failure to adequately reduce mite loads coming out of winter. It makes for a flat year...
Peter Somers
Oct 24, 2020
The Problem to the Solution of Winter Moisture
When you ask ten beekeepers and get one answer, something is wrong. Most seem to agree that winter condensation kills colonies. The...
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