CJ Turner
Busy as a Worker Bee: The Jobs of Your Hive's Girls
As a beekeeper, I am blessed to have such an intimate view of the life of the honey bee. However, one of my favorite aspects of honey bee...
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CJ Turner
- Aug 22, 2021
- 3 min
5 Ways to Avoid Angry Bees
When people hear I am a beekeeper, one of the number one questions I get asked is "How many times have you been stung?" While I have...
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CJ Turner
- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
Beeing Cool: 3 Ways Honey Bees Deal With Extreme Heat
With the recent heat waves on the East Coast and Pacific Northwest, some beekeepers are panicking about how their bees are faring with...
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CJ Turner
- Aug 11, 2021
- 2 min
Small Hive Beetles: What You Need to Know
It's a beekeeping nightmare. You open up your happy hive to do an inspection and you see them. They look like little black dots scurrying...
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CJ Turner
- Jul 30, 2021
- 1 min
New Study Finds Caffeine Boosts Bumble Bee Performance
I have been lucky enough to have many morning coffee dates with my hard-working honey bees. There truly is nothing like getting buzzed...
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CJ Turner
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
The Price of Priceless: The Cost of Being a Beekeeper
When I decided to begin beekeeping around 4 years ago, I had no idea what I was getting into. All I knew was I wanted to help in the...
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CJ Turner
- Jul 24, 2021
- 2 min
5 Things to Look for in a Brood Pattern
As summer is in full swing and fall is looming around the corner, you are probably doing lots of inspections on your hive. While doing...
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CJ Turner
- May 29, 2021
- 2 min
Eating Local Honey: Does it Help with Allergies?
You walk outside and there is that tell-tale yellow dusting of pollen on your car, your eyes begin to itch and there is a slight...
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CJ Turner
- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
What to Expect when you are Inspecting
Regular hive inspections are essential in maintaining the health and happiness of your beehives. While inspecting too often can be...
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CJ Turner
- May 24, 2021
- 2 min
Telling the Difference Between a Queen Bee, a Drone, and a Worker Bee
What is a Queen Bee (Female) The queen bee is the sole bee able to lay fertilized eggs (Worker Bees). Without her a hive will die, as no...
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CJ Turner
- May 22, 2021
- 1 min
The Internal Clock of The Honey Bee
Well, we know bees are most active during the middle of the day, and are relatively quiet around the morning and evening hours. So how do...
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CJ Turner
- May 21, 2021
- 2 min
Your Hive has Laying Workers. WHAT DO YOU DO?!
Ahhh, the dilemma of the laying worker bees. This is something that I have recently had to deal with and it is quite the sight to see....
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CJ Turner
- Oct 29, 2020
- 2 min
How do Bees Know Which Hive is Theirs
How do Bees Know Their Fellow Hive-Mates Honey bee robbing is the unfortunate and often deadly phenomenon of bees from another stronger...
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CJ Turner
- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
Murder Hornets: What You Need To Know
Another wonderful blessing that has come out of 2020 is the Murder Hornet. However, there is some positive news, as today news broke that...
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CJ Turner
- Oct 23, 2020
- 2 min
The Gentle Nature of the Honey Bee
When people find out I work with bees, they often ask "HOW ARE YOU NOT AFRAID?!?!" And while there are definitely times where I have ran...
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CJ Turner
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
What Happens to Honey Bees During the Winter?
This was one of my greatest questions, as the first beehives that I kept were in the Chicago-land area. During the winter, my beehives...
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CJ Turner
- Oct 7, 2020
- 2 min
6 Illnesses That Respond to Local Organic Honey
Walking through your local grocery store, or farmer's market, you might pass by a jar of local organic honey. While the price tag might...
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CJ Turner
- Oct 6, 2020
- 1 min
What’s In That Jar of Local Honey
There is certainly a reason honey is called liquid gold. Not only has it been used for centuries for its medicinal properties (that’s...
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CJ Turner
- Oct 6, 2020
- 1 min
How I “Got Into” Bees
I get asked this question so often, and generally I do not put much thought behind my answer. Generally I talk about how my family bought...
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