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I am on my fourth year with russian genetics/mutts. this is very common in my hives. All of my 20 hives were started on Russian genetics.

I live in Northwestern Pennsylvania and our normal temps in the winter are in the single digits to mid 30's. I leave my screened bottom boards wide open all winter and have not had a problem yet.

Windyhill Bee Farm
22281 Zimmerman Rd
Venango, Pa 16440
814-547-8180

Selling local raw extracted and comb honey. We also sell creamed honey.

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I am planning on using blueberry puree on this so I can buy what amount is needed and I will do a 3 gallon batch this time. I am also looking to make a semi sweet wine.

I would like to try a blueberry melomel this fall but do not know of a good recipe to use does anyone hve one that they know is good and would not mind sharing?

I will be going into winter with 14 hives all were wintered over or splits from my hives. I am completely treatment free.

Well, here is the downside with your Buckwheat growing so tall. a heavy rain and a little wind will make it look like this.



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They are putting away a ton of nectar, but the Goldenrod is blooming also. They are working the Buckwheat until about 1 pm then move to the Goldenrod.

I planted mine at 50 pounds per acre. It will choke the weeds out for sure.

This is my Buckwheat field. It is also about 5 and a half foot tall. The bees have been working it like crazy.29872988

It may cost less in Pennsylvania because it is one of the states that grows it for a crop.

Mine bloomed 3 days under 4 weeks.

It was $0.76 a pound here in Pa

Does anybody plant buckwheat?

I planted 10 acres of Buckwheat and it just started blooming a week ago. Our early Golden started blooming about the same time. Our early bloom of Goldenrod does not normally produce very much...

I have never ran in to this situation before. If you have a late swarm like this, are you able to combine the back to there original have after a week or so? this was my big honey maker and my...

All was going good with my hives until I came home today. They all were bringing in tons of pollen and nectar and had lots of supers on. The goldenrod is in bloom, and my buckwheat field just started...

There is a place in Meadville Pennsylvania that you can buy Mancan Buckwheat. It is called Ernst seed co.

Andrew, I have not seen that movie in a really long time! I made 40 gallons of mead last year from my golden rod honey. A winery may be a good idea.

I do sell it, but to very few people. Most people around here do not prefer it.

It is not that I don't know what to do with it. It is just that my goldenrod honey usually sits for a while, then it usually always crystalizes. I thought if I crystalized it on my own it would be...

This year I was thinking if I get any goldenrod surplus I would make creamed honey out of most of it since it will be solid in a couple of months anyway. Didn't know if there were any negative...

Do a newspaper combine and you will be fine.

Here in PA it dropped a TON of rain but no hail.

I know Bush Insurance in Cambridge Springs Pa. will sell you liability insurance for selling Honey. I am not sure if the will cover liability on on hives on another property or not, but it is worth a...