By Sam Hall Winter in the Bee Yard The winter solstice is past and for some reason it causes me to start looking forward to the coming...
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Samuel M. Hall
June 4, 1934 – February 3, 2022 Canandaigua – Samuel M. Hall, age 87, passed away on February 3, 2022. He is survived by...
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Bee Lines: Spring Surprises and Queen Conundrums
SAM HALL – As I’m starting to write this note, the temperature is 25 degrees with an icy wind blowing at about 15 mph from the...
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Double Nucs, Bearding, and Bee Yard Tranquility
Setting up Double Nucs By Sam Hall – Over the course of the summer, I had created several nucs: some in four frame and some in...
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Bee Lines-Winter in the Bee Yard
By Sam Hall When the temperature drops to about 45 degrees, honey bees will form a cluster inside the hive with the Queen at the center....
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The Light Lens: The Magic Queendom
by T. Touris – Apparently the latest infectious viral meme going around the interwebs is a complaint about adults going to Disney...
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Bee Lines – It’s swarm season
by Sam Hall – For honey bees swarming season is here. It is when nature tries to increase the number of colonies to insure the...
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Bee Lines: Queen Rearing 101
by Sam Hall – At this time of year as a beekeeper, it is hard to contain my excitement that after our long winter spring is...