It’s mid-October and we’ve already had our first trace of snow up in the very northern part of our home state of Minnesota. While there is likely still plenty of fall left, for those of us who live in the…
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Getting your bees ready for winter – tips on winterizing your hive
Posted in Beekeeping, Miller MFG Company Tagged with: beekeeping, bees, overwintering, winterizing hives
How to Use a Live Trap
So you’ve got a pest on your property. If you’ve tried repelling or scaring off the animal, or fencing off the area you don’t want disturbed and the critter is still a nuisance, you may want to consider using a…
Posted in Double-Tuf®, Little Giant®, Miller MFG Company Tagged with: homesteading, live traps, pest control, trapping
How to harvest honey
It’s almost that time of year, when all your hard work and care that has gone into raising your bees pays off in a sweet way, and you’re able to harvest some of the honey they’ve produced. Honey is pretty…
Posted in Beekeeping, Miller MFG Company Tagged with: backyard beekeeping, beekeeping, bees, honey, honey harvest
FREE Little Giant Guide to Beekeeping & Honey
It’s no secret that we love bees and beekeepers here at Miller Manufacturing. We have an entire line of products dedicated to supporting beekeepers and their honey bees. We recently created a great little booklet called A Guide to Beekeeping…
Posted in Beekeeping, Little Giant®, Miller MFG Company Tagged with: backyard beekeeping, beekeeping, bees, honey, honeybees
How to Pick a Healthy Chick
Chick Days are in full swing and if you walk into any farm and ranch store, chances are good that you’ll be greeted with fuzzy, adorable peeping chicks. Who can resist?! But before you scoop up your chicks, you’ll want…
Posted in Little Giant®, Miller MFG Company, Poultry Tagged with: baby chicks, backyard chickens, backyard poultry, urban chickens