The Buzz About Bees in Alaska + Our Biggest Honey Harvest Yet

Bees in Alaska?

Keeping Honeybees in a notoriously cold climate may sound foreign but folks all over the state have been raising bees successfully for decades. Honeybees are primarily shipped to the 49th state in the early spring months when there is still snow on the ground. Growing the colony, watching for swarms and harvesting honey is only a portion of caring for your bees. The ultimate goal for many small-scale beekeepers in Alaska is to keep their bees over the harshest winter months, a feat not easily achieved. Strong colonies undoubtedly can repopulate much more quickly than hives that are shipped and installed year after year.

We take a tour of Mike, Dawn & Jimmy's hives kept at the Harlow Family Farm, Georgeson Botanical Garden and the Fairbanks Community Garden.

In addition we harvest our honey from the girls and start the Fumidil- B treatment, feeding and winter preparation process.

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭:
Harlow Family's Blog - https://rosehipsandhoney.com/
How to make a candy board - https://rosehipsandhoney.com/candy-board-for-overwintering-bees/

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐧'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬, 𝐀𝐊 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: dawn.cogan@ideafamilies.org

Tim Huffman's Overwintering Honeybees in Alaska Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhxdyeJgvgg

For local beekeeping supplies near the MatSu Valley you can visit Ri-Generation Nutrition located in Eagle River, Ak.

For additional overwintering honeybee videos visit North of 60 Beekeeping: https://www.youtube.com/@etiennetardif

Purchase Fumidil-B: https://www.dadant.com/catalog/fumagilin-b

Fumagilin Instructions: https://www.dadant.com/catalog/attachments/attachment/download/id/134/

We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀

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