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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Dec 4th and all 3 hives in my back yard are producing heat! Did you know the honey bee is the only insect that keeps its temperature elevated during winter!?
