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Fourth-quarter update from Michael Slivka

Fourth-quarter update from Michael Slivka
The fourth quarter of my first year of beekeeping saw a slowdown in activity as preparations are made heading into winter. I started October with a decision on what to do with the two full honey supers. Of my four hives, one was smaller and was still in a single deep and I was concerned…
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Third-quarter update from Michael Slivka

Third-quarter update from Michael Slivka
The third quarter of my first year of beekeeping saw the continuation of the feeding frenzy that had started the previous quarter. I now had four gallon feeders on each hive but I was only filling them only half to three-quarters full to make them easier to handle when accessing the hive. To keep up…
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Second-quarter update from Michael Slivka

Second-quarter update from Michael Slivka
Michael was the recipient of the JumpStart grant. This is his second-quarter update. See the first update here. The second quarter of my first year of beekeeping started off slowly but by the end of June, I was busier than, well, the proverbial bee! In April, I acquired and assembled several dozen deep frames for…
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First-quarter update from Michael Slivka

Michael was the recipient of the JumpStart grant. He has sent in some updates that we wanted to post on the website for others to keep up on. The first quarter of my first year of beekeeping was one of learning, preparation, and anticipation. I have been interested in keeping bees for a while. When…
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