If you’re a beekeeper, you’ve probably been spending the season checking on your bees, swapping frames around, and watching your frame’s cells fill and cap with sweet rewards. September is National Honey Month and that signifies that it is time…
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When to Harvest Honey
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Fall in Love With Spring Chicks
Looking for love this Valentine’s Day? Fall in love with spring chicks! Raising chicks is a perfect hobby that will bring you joy, endless learning, and eventually farm fresh eggs. It’s not always going to be easy raising chicks, but…
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Why Keeping Backyard Chickens Is Important
You may have noticed a rise in the number of people you know adopting the hobby of backyard chickens. Whether it be the desire for nutritious eggs, sustainable living, or to have a hobby to relinquish boredom, adding chickens to…
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New Video: The Little Giant® Electric Heater Base
With winter in full swing, the Little Giant® 110-Watt Electric Heater Base is perfect for unheated coops, barns, or outdoors in a dry and sheltered area. This heater base helps prevent water from freezing in temperatures as low as 10°F.…
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Legacy and Innovation drive Miller Mfg Expansion
Today, on November 25th, 2014, Miller Manufacturing cut the ribbon on a new addition to the distribution center in Glencoe, Minnesota. As part of a multi-year expansion and renovation plan, the new D.C. addition adds nearly 100,000 square feet to…
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