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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Getting Started with Beekeeping
Starting a new hobby can be both exciting and overwhelming, especially when they involve living bee-ings. Beekeeping is a hobby that creates sweet rewards right in the comfort of your backyard. Not knowing where to start? Follow these 5 initial…
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Getting your bees ready for winter – tips on winterizing your hive
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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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…
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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…
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