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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

First swarm of the season! I could watch them march down the tree trunk all day. 🐝

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

There’s a lot of pollen going in to the hives today. Spring is finally here in the North Country! 🐝

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Is it spring time yet? 🐝❄️

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

What a day of skis and bees! North Country beekeeping never gets boring. 🎿🐝❄️

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Are you looking to brighten and sweeten up your holiday season? Be sure to stop by or shop online our selection of #handmade #beeswax things and raw #NorthCountry #honey. If you’re looking to put some buzz into your holidays this year, we can help you do that.

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

The beeswax studio is ready for the holidays. Are you? Stop by to find handmade gifts to place under the tree or extra stocking stuffers. 🐝🎁 Saturdays 10a-4p

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Yesterday was the final day of winter preparations for our bees. This year I decided to try something different than what I’ve done in past winters. Normally I would set the bees up with a vented hive and quilt box. This year I’m doing a condensing hive. Here’s how I set them up.

Double deep Langstroth with reduced entrance & mouse guard.

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Using Pysanky to decorate Brown Bag Cookie molds.

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Here’s a look at our 2025 honeybee progress. The colonies are growing fast and honey harvest is only a few weeks away. Stay tuned for something sweet from the North Country!🍯

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Got this sweet little thank you card in the mail today from the Canton Central Green Team. The kids even included some self-made seed packets. Too cute! 🥰

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

It’s a scorcher here in the North Country today @ 89F. Here is one of this year’s honey producers with a small beard hanging off of the front porch. Bearding is one way that bees prevent the hive from getting too hot on days like today.🥵 🐝

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This Will Hold @thiswillhold.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Musk’s Direct-to-Cell constellation and the U.S. election. Background: This began in 2022 as “digging,” when Musk launched his bid to purchase Twitter at $20B over value, just 49 days after Putin invaded Ukraine. A convo re NATO considering Article 5 over Cyber attacks prompted the original post.

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I made some white beeswax lanterns this week. They sure do make the studio glow at night. 🐝🕯️

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

The queen mating yard is setup and ready for the 🐝 orgy to commence. Each small box is a nucleus (nuc) colony that is busy raising new queens. Once the queens hatch it will be time for mating flights. If all goes well, each nuc will have a newly mated queen by the first week of June.

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

My house is buzzing 🐝🐝🐝 Yesterday, I made this year’s spring nucs. These bees will be locked up for 3 days. After that they will go to the queen mating yard.

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Wow, today was a full day of North Country beekeeping. It all started @ 6:30a with a text about a hive damaged by a bear 🧸. Then @ 10:30a off to @sln_grow to unwrap the hives and inspect. Everything looks good btw👌. Finally @ 2p, unwrapping and inspecting @wisersuny bees with this summer’s interns.

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

It feels good to see the bees flying, especially after such a long North Country winter.

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

It’s becoming clear to me that the quality of bee food 🌻🌸🌺 is declining. Causing the bees to be unfit for surviving overwintering conditions. Global CO2, 433ppm and climbing.

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

From 1860-2000 global CO2 levels 287-370ppm. Same time goldenrod pollen protein content ⬇️ 1/3. Todays CO2 is 433 ppm. At that rate, todays g’rod protein has ⬇️another 26%. Making g’rod pollen about 60% less nutritious for 🐝 today than pre American Industrial Revolution. www.purdue.edu/newsroom/arc...

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Rising CO2 levels reduce protein in crucial pollen source for bees - News - Purdue University

Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have reduced protein in goldenrod pollen, a key late-season food source for North American bees, a Purdue University study shows.

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

First flowers of the year at the home apiary! The bees are battling wind and rain today, but they’re not gonna miss out on these blooming Crocus flowers.

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

With the temperature around 55F the bees are all over the snow today. ❄️🐝

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

The bees are emerging from a long winter here in the #NorthCountry.

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

In response to J.D. Vance’s visit to VT, I have to wonder… Would you sell your goods & services to the oligarchs and far-right figures that are reshaping our country? Not that it’s likely to happen to me, but if it did I would say, “Fake politicians deserve fake honey. Go to the grocery store!”

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Zelenskyy knows what it is to fight for something bigger than yourself. Trump does not.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Who needs candles for the #Blackout? We are a small #NorthCountry business. All #candles are #handmade. If you want to support a small #LocalBusniss during the #EconomicBlackout, we would be honored to have your support. #Resist ✊

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Oh, the snow did fall… Our driveway is cleared, and the studio is open. The hives are partially buried, but the bees are still buzzing away inside. So, if you’ve got the winter blues and need an escape from the cold, our beeswax candles will bring a warm glow to your home on a cold winter’s night.🕯️❄️

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Blake Gendebien @blakegendebien.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I’m the dairy farmer running to replace Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District. Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Open on❤️Valentine’s Day❤️! DYK- St. Valentine was the patron saint of lovers & beekeeping. #NoCo folks, stop by to pick out a Valentine’s Day gift 💝 that Cupid would approve of 💘. Fri & Sat 10a-4p 230 Orebed Rd Colton, NY 13625 #Adirondacks #NorthCountry #beeswax #candles #Valentine’sDay #NY

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Waxxidents Happen 🤷‍♂️ I started a discount bin. Sometimes the end product just doesn’t look as pretty as the rest of the lot. These candles are perfectly functional and deserve to shine too. So, customers visiting the studio will now have the option to shop our ugly candle collection/discount bin.

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

It’s a powder day at our home apiary. Days like today are the reason why I install breathable lids on every hive. These lids allow the hives to be covered by snow for days or weeks on end, but allows the bees inside to breathe freely. ❄️🐝

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Our handmade beeswax candles are now available online. Visit www.bmdooney.com to shop from home or you can stop by our studio tomorrow 10a-4p. ❤️🐝🕯️

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Who likes beeswax pillar candles? This week in the beeswax studio we have been pouring these 1lb beauties. Soon to be available online, but if you’re local you can stop in this Saturday 10a-4p to shop our selection of pillars, votives, tealights, and more. ❤️🕯️🐝🕯️

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

The most effective treatment for Varroa mites in honey bees is appropriately timed oxalic acid vapors. This has been my integrated pest management plan for years. Don’t treat too much to allow bees to develop grooming behavior, but don’t let mites dominate. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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A systematic meta-analysis of the efficacy of treatments for a global honey bee pathogen - the Varroa mite

The western honey bee Apis mellifera is the world's most important managed pollinator. However, globally honey bees have been facing increasing colony…

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Here’s a peek at what’s been happening in the beeswax studio this week…votives! A lot of votives. Stop by this Saturday 10a-4p to pick up some of these clean burning 14+hr candles. ❤️🐝🕯️

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NY Beekeeper @nybeekeeper.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

These little skep votives are the perfect gift for the visitors to my wax studio. ❤️🐝🕯️

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