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Beekeeping the Gold Star way

Gold Star Honeybees demonstrates the Gold Star hive at the Washington DC Green Festival – a symposium of green businesses. Visit us online at www.goldstarhoneybees.com.
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What’s the best way to get rid of carpenter bees?

They’re turning my garage into a 4-star resort and inviting their friends.

HOW TO COUNT THE VARROA MITES IN YOUR GOLD STAR TOP BAR HIVE

Visit us online at www.goldstarhoneybees.com This video shows how we monitor for natural mite drop using a sticky board beneath a screened bottom board in a Gold Star Top Bar Hive.
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HOW TO CHOOSE BEES FOR YOUR GOLD STAR TOP BAR HIVE

More information here: www.goldstarhoneybees.com. This video describes the kind of bees you need to buy for installing in your Gold Star top bar hive. It explains the difference between “loose bees” in a package, and a “nuc”. It also contains a quick note about Groundhog Day! Watch our website – www.goldstarhoneybees.com – for information about how to buy bees – information will be online tomorrow – 2 You can call us too, if you like – at 207-449-1121.
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The new bees from Wolf Creek Apiaries find their new home in two top-bar hives I built. This is my first time installing bees in a hive.

HOW TO DO A GOLD STAR TOP BAR HIVE INSPECTION AT 6-8 weeks

Visit us online at www.goldstarhoneybees.com How to manage the bars in your Gold Star Top Bar Hive when you’ve hit mid-summer and you want to be sure your bees put all their honey in one direction.
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Brief inspection of a Top Bar Bee Hive three days after a swarm of bees was installed.
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