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Beekeeping Tips for January

Original article by Jim Orem and Ginger Davidson, edited by Jason Morgan What is happening in the hive: The temperature outside may be freezing but the bees are inside the hive generating heat by pulsating their wing muscles. The bees can disconnect their wings to allow them to use their muscles for heat generation in…
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Beekeeping Tips for December

By Jim Orem and Ginger Davidson, edited by J. Morgan What is usually happening in the hive: The bees are clustered together in a dormant state.  Periodic stretches of warm weather will allow the bees to break their cluster in order to take cleansing (defecating) flights, and hopefully move closer to honey stores. By the time…
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Beekeeping Tips for November

Originally by Jason Morgan, revised by R. Ellenson In November, your bees will become broodless and start to cluster together in dormancy.  The exception is a periodic warm spell that allows them to move closer to stored honey and make those all-important cleansing (defecating) flights. Therefore, the beekeepers’ work starts to dwindle a little as…
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October 2025 Meeting Recap

Local 4th generation farmers, Allen and Jayme Beneker, gave a very informative presentation on their plans and process for building a new Regional Agricultural Education & Event Center, which will be located on their Beneker Family Farms, in southern Franklin County.  They currently operate a self-serve retail store on their farm, where besides selling their own farm raised beef, they…
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