Bees Incorporated

Promoting beekeeping for fun and for profit. Regular courses offered for all levels of beekeeping.

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Orchards are crying out for bee colonies to pollinate their orchards. Beautiful Cherry blossoms and no bees to pollinate them for perfect fruit . Apples and pears will also suffer. Solution: Become a Beekeeper , courses are currently available at https://t.co/dBA7J9yWeB

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Temperatures are rising and Spring is in the air causing people to be more aware of emerging changes in nature.
Bees and backyard beekeeping is becoming popular so if interested go to https://t.co/J8hytHIESv for updates and enjoy what nature has to offer.

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Good to see inspecting at a comfortable height and not obstructing the flight path of the bees. Easy on the back.

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Knee deep in snow and temperatures hovering around minus 23 degrees C. No wrapping, reduced entrance and insulated inner cover to retain hive heat.
The aim is to show that wrapping is not necessary for healthy well fed colonies here in British Columbia Canada. Fingers crossed.

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An excellent honey crop just harvested from the apiary at the Summerhill Winery in Kelowna BC. Bees were foraging on the crushed grape residue put out for composting- something different but enjoyable.

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comments and improvements are always welcome.

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Widespread smoke reduces the flying of honeybees as the ash particles collide with sensitive receptors on the head of the bee.

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Input needed from beekeepers. What purpose does the supraparamagnetic material around the proventriculus serve? Hive orientation -Yes. What about foraging direction ?

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An interesting 2020 beekeeping year, but like nature we bounce back and ended up having a good year, with the hives producing above average quantities of honey.
Time now to take a short break while the bees are in a state of torpor for the winter.

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With Covid19 ever present, it has made people aware of the therapeutic values of just viewing the bee activity at the hive entrance. Organized, unphased nature at work, what a pleasure to enjoy.

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Beekeeping courses in Kelowna BC up and running with the health protocols all being adhered to, which has resulted in many happy beginner beekeeping students working with bees. Vic Macdonald.

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Beekeeping for beginners: Course is 5 hours on Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th of July in Kelowna British Columbia Canada. Due to the practical nature of the course class size is restricted. Protective equipment is supplied. Enjoy Nature at work.

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Mayor Basran given honey jar for World Day of the Bee https://t.co/JQQvaGXK1b via @YouTube

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The winter bee house. 12 colonies, south facing with rocks to retain heat from the sun. Entrances are colour coded

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The first snow for Kelowna BC and all our bee colonies are healthy with a good supply of stored honey above the winter cluster. Looking forward to their first flights in the Spring of 2020. To our BBC membership, have a restful and enjoyable Christmas, we have had a good year.

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Beekeeping for beginners. Gain knowledge and experience working with bees. Protective equipment is supplied

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Very important to work from the back of the hive, leaving the front entrance clear for bees. Try and spot any handling errors. Notice very little back bending due to the height of the hive stands.