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Fall and Winter Honeybee Management

As Fall and Winter approaches, I am asked by many non-member beekeepers, “I guess your work is done for the year?”  Little do they know that beekeepers work twelve months out of the year to ensure that...

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Fall & Winter Bee Management–Part 2

With the extreme dry weather in the Southeast, forest fires are a threat to our area. One way to keep hives safe is to clean and brush leaves from around your hives.  Be sure to have a plan in place to...

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March Honey Bee Management

At the time I am writing this, it is mid February.  In the Southeast, we have had mild weather so far. There are some cold days ahead before Spring arrives.  We have the bees bringing in pollen the...

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Spring fever anyone?

The weather is dreadful today but things are not slowing down here at Smokey Ridge Apiaries. This year Smokey Ridge Apiaries have sold about 300 nucs and 250 packages, which roughly translates to just...

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Swarms

Swarm Season Kit (for Opportunistic Beekeepers) April and the first half of May are prime swarm time in East Tennessee. A swarm is the honeybee’s natural means of reproduction. After leaving the old...

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A Beekeeper’s June

Smokey Ridge is at the Maryville Farmers’ Market the First Saturday of the month at Founder’s Square 9am-noon. The Beekeepers’ June This month it is important to keep plenty of honey supers on your...

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Howdy! Your site at https://smokeyridgeapiaries.com has been updated automatically to WordPress 5.2.5. For more on version 5.2.5, see the About WordPress screen:...

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Capturing Cut-Outs

What is a cut-out? A cut-out of bees is a swam that has found a suitable place to live and has begun their colony there. They could be living in a wall in your home, in a hollow tree in the yard, in...

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