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		<title>Is it time to add another box to your hive?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heidi Tubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2022 14:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our general rule is that you add another box when the colony is covering 60-80 percent of the frames in a box. (Kirk says 80-90 in the video but don&#8217;t let them get that crowded if you can avoid it). This is a new package started 21 days ago in drawn comb from a deadout. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>May 14 2022 New Package Hive Check</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heidi Tubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 14:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been 2 weeks since we hived these packages! Here are a couple videos to give you an idea about what we are seeing and what bees should be doing. Recommendations, check hives in the middle of the day when it is warm. You can learn a lot just by watching the entrance! If they [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Overwintered Hive, Do I Super or Split?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heidi Tubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 14:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The million dollar question! If we don&#8217;t need the bees for a split we tend to choose supering for honey production when they have the workforce to take advantage of nectar flows. If we find that the colony has run out of room and already decided to start the swarming process (swarm cells in use [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tips for Starting a New Colony</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heidi Tubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 19:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Keys for success with your new package! (Based on the mistakes we see new beekeepers make!) Feed, feed and more feed! New colonies have a lot of work to do and the more resources they have in the form of food, the quicker and more efficiently they can get it done. Don’t worry, about making [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Package Bees 2 Days after Hiving</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heidi Tubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 19:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We hived packages on our bee day 2 days ago. Going in to see if queen has been let out of her cage and how they are doing. It has been cold and rainy here with intermittent moments of sunshine. &#160; &#160;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Package Bee Hiving Demonstrations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heidi Tubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 15:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you want to see how we recommend hiving package bees in Idaho, here are links to our videos! &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Spring Lottery for Honeybees</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heidi Tubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The spring time dance of bees, they survived the winter but what influences spring survival and success. I&#8217;m writing this April 12, 2022. We had a week of 70 degree days, today it is snowing and 22. I&#8217;m writing this from my perspective and experience of keeping bees in Southern and South Eastern Idaho. Our [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>March 26 hive check part 2, overwintered hive</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heidi Tubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Overwintered Bees Hive Check March 26, 2022</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heidi Tubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hooray! The bees made it through the winter, now what! When should I start feeding them, should I feed them, how long should I feed them, what should I feed them? Spring weather is unpredictable in the spring, so the answer to that question is based on what the weather is doing. If it is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Getting a deadout ready for new bees</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heidi Tubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[So, you&#8217;ve gone out to check your hive in the spring and discovered they didn&#8217;t make it. What do you do now? The beeswax and honey stores in a deaddout can be a wonderful resource for a new package of bees. If it is a winter dead out and there was no sign of brood [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Almonds in Bloom</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heidi Tubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Almond Pollination Feb 16, 2022</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heidi Tubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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