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marianne636
Oct 24, 20193 min read
Honey flavours of Ottawa
Before we kept bees, I thought all honey tasted the same - sweet, golden and squeezed from a plastic bear from the grocery store. I...
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Marianne Gee
Oct 24, 20194 min read
What is a honey bee swarm?
Swarming is the way that honeybees reproduce in nature. If the queen runs out of space to lay eggs and the hive b
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marianne636
Oct 24, 20192 min read
Honeybees in Winter
Unlike other insects, honeybees don't go dormant in winter. Instead, they ball together in a 'winter cluster' and shiver their flight...
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marianne636
Mar 13, 20191 min read
Buzz & Brookstreet Hotel's Beehive
The Brookstreet Hotel is home to Ottawa's first rooftop beehive, installed in 2016 and managed by Gees Bees Honey Company. The honeybee
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