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Selling Honey in Indiana

Selling Honey in Indiana
One of the benefits of being a member of The Beekeepers of Indiana is to be able to sell your honey in The Beekeepers of Indiana booth. A committee has been working with the Indiana State Health Department to resolve the issue of small beekeepers needing a Retail Food Establishment license. You will need to…
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Making a winter candy board to overwinter honey bees

Making a winter candy board to overwinter honey bees
Submitted by J. Morgan SIBA talks a LOT about candy boards. So much, that we learn more each year and have slight revisions based on the knowledge gleaned over years of using them. The first video embedded below is an updated video on making candy boards. It covers more of the specifics on making the…
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A Swarm in July……

A Swarm in July……
By J. Orem There is an old beekeeper’s saying, “A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; a swarm in July isn’t worth a fly.” From the mid 17th century it’s meaning rings as true today as it did then; the later in the…
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Message from IN State Apiarist, Kathleen Prough

Message from IN State Apiarist, Kathleen Prough
Swarms calls have come in from Southern Indiana. Southern beekeepers should be getting honey supers on their hive. Even if it has been colder March and April the bees are bringing in lots of pollen and some nectar (sugar water?). Give that queen room to expand. Reports of winter losses are coming in from the…
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