Welcome, here I post idea, educational content, and general bee-keeping thoughts and opinion. If this is your first time here, please ready the first post, and origin story for the name, The Third Opinion.
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Making more hives – April
This post will be updated once the queens that I am making are mated. What does that mean? Keep reading to figure out, If you are seeing this I having gotten to updating or there is not update yet. April is a time when the bees are ramping up production and growing their population (within… Read more
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Beekeeping in April
This spring has come on fast and has pushed all HarBee’s spring Management up about a week. For most of the hives they have been reversed and equalized. What reversing means is that the topmost box of the colony in moved to the top. In this photo, the hive to the left, the blue and… Read more
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I have a Question: Robbing Lure
This post is for me to present the research topic that HarBee Beekeeping will be looking into in 2020’s growing season. It isn’t a how-to, but if you feel that you come add in any way to this project I will greatly appreciate it. Can remote scale Technology Detect a Re-infestation of Varroa after it… Read more
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History of Varroa
This Article was written as an assignment for the Apprentice Level Beekeeper course through the University of Montana. I put a lot of work into the paper and felt like is full of useful information, prompting me to post it here. I hope you enjoy and encourage your comments and input. Where you a beekeeper… Read more
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Resources for the New Beekeeper
HarBee Beekeeping offers a handful of things to get people started with having bees in your yard. If service is related to bees, we do it! For the hobbyists that needs an extra hand to move your bees to another location. HarBee has you covered from complete yearly management contracts to house calls when you… Read more
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Mission Statement
HarBee Beekeeping is founded in the spring of 2018 by Pat Harrison while his was graduating from Ramapo College with a degree in Environmental Science. With a fascination with science, agriculture, business, and of course honeybees Pat wanted to get down and dirty to start to build a more sustainable food system. Pat holding a… Read more