As we approach the end of summer things have been abuzz in the foothills above IBG! When I last left you I mentioned relocating a swarm that was trapped in the foothills to IBG. They have been added and it has a beautiful queen (pictured above). For now we are keeping them in a small …
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Happy June from (in my opinion) the beehives with the best view of Boise! The three hives are all doing great heading into summer. Pictured below you will see a red circle around 2 honey supers on hive one! The bees have been busy and are storing honey that we will be harvesting late summer! …
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Hi everyone! Let me introduce myself. My name is Mark Nagel and I am the new volunteer beekeeper at the Garden. I have been keeping bees for 6 years and am an Oregon State University certified apprentice beekeeper working towards becoming a master beekeeper. I have several beehives located throughout the valley and also manage …
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