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    Spring Activity:  Bee Rescue and Black Locust Trees
    Valerie Just
    • May 24, 2021

    Spring Activity: Bee Rescue and Black Locust Trees

    Bee Rescue On Saturday, a bee-loving resident called us to ask us if we could help her save some bees - honey bees were congregating on a...
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    Successful Collaborators
    Valerie Just
    • Apr 24, 2021

    Successful Collaborators

    Forward by Valerie Just Greetings, all! Spring has sprung in Iowa, and our bees are getting geared up for a busy season! We feel...
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    Float Like a Butterfly.  Sting Like a Bee...
    Valerie Just
    • Aug 8, 2020

    Float Like a Butterfly. Sting Like a Bee...

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    2020 Honey Harvest
    Valerie Just
    • Jun 28, 2020

    2020 Honey Harvest

    Basswood Bloom July 10, 2020 Update John extracted honey this week - he probably extracted about 180 pounds, which should just be the...
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    Murderous Hornets
    Valerie Just
    • May 22, 2020

    Murderous Hornets

    Resources New York Times CBS National Geographic Sound menacing? Perhaps the description conjures up thoughts of a super-villain, or an...
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    Valerie Just
    • Apr 6, 2020

    Just Apiary Spring Happenings!

    Note: Video provided after this write-up. We went out this weekend to check on our two apiaries - one on our property in Des Moines, and...
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    Valerie Just
    • Apr 6, 2018

    The Girls Arrive From California!

    We lost 3 colonies this winter - it is a very sad time for us when that happens. We debated about just making splits this spring to...
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    Mason Bee House:  PVC Pipe
    Valerie Just
    • Sep 22, 2017

    Mason Bee House: PVC Pipe

    I recently had the opportunity to tour the Plant Introduction Station at Iowa State University. They are conducting crop research using...
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