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	<title>Honey Run Apiaries-A Beekeeper's Blog</title>
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	<description>A beekeepers journal, thoughts and random rants.</description>
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		<title>ELAP is a Joke (2008 Farm Bill)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2008 Farm Bill (June 18, 2008)&#160;created a new Emergency Assistance program for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-Rased Fish (ELAP).&#160;&#160; According the the limited documentation on www.fsa.usda.gov you would need to buy in by September 16, 2008.&#160; Most of us would not be requried to pay any &#34;buy-in&#34; fees as we would fall in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/elap-is-a-joke-2008-farm-bill/292</link>
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		<title>Bees on a Plane</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Snakes on a Plane?&#160; Nope, just bees.&#160; Most beekeepers just picked up their bees by car or truck, but this Michigan beekeeper saved some time by air.
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		<link>http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/bees-on-a-plane/283</link>
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		<title>Package Bees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The package bees arrived this past Friday and most beekeepers who had ordered a packaged picked them up on Saturday with the remainder picked up on Sunday.&#160; I must say I was impressed with the quality of the packages so far.&#160; The bees were in very good shape with fewer dead bees than I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/package-bees/276</link>
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		<title>2009 Queen Rearing Classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Maumee Valley Region will be holding it&#8217;s class on June 5th and 6th.&#160;&#160; It is a hands on class where you will learn both the theory of queen rearing and practical methods with a slant on rearing queens in Ohio.&#160; Cost of the class is $50 to members of the Ohio Beekeeping Association, otherwise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/2009-queen-rearing-classes/268</link>
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		<title>For Sale &#8211; One Old Barn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ I hate to see old barns like this go, but there really is no salvaging it as a barn.&#160; I was already too far gone when we purchased the property nearly 12 years ago and would cost far more to fix the foundation, siding and roof than a new building.&#160;&#160; The foundation shift seems [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/for-sale-one-old-barn/252</link>
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		<title>Buzzing Trees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is nothing quite so wonderful and calming as walking by a tree in full bloom and listening to the tree literally humming with activity.&#160; This was the picture today (Thursday) as the pear trees were blooming today under a perfectly clear sky.&#160; Some trees were just starting to bloom, and others like the one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/buzzing-trees/247</link>
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		<title>Spring May Have Arrived.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally&#8230;. The dandelions and pear trees have started blooming.&#160; A good sign that spring may finally be here to stay.&#160; You can see the large load of pollen this bee has already collected on her back legs.
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April has generally been cold and wet seriously limiting the number of days that it&#8217;s been possible to do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/spring-may-have-arrived/230</link>
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		<title>Small Bee &#8211; Varroa Proof?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a routine inspection a couple years ago I ran into a bee that caught my eye.  Normally I&#8217;m looking for mites, general age of the bees, signs of mites such as deformed wings, etc.  Fortunately I had a camera with me (the bee in the bottom left corner of the picture).  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/small-bee-varroa-proof/14</link>
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		<title>Cold April</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I has bee a&#160; fairly cold start to April.&#160; I should be thankful it&#8217;s not snowing, but the consistently cool weather has made it nearly impossible to begin any inspections or other bee work that involved more than peeking under the inner cover. The hives do appear to be building up well and drones are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/cold-april/216</link>
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		<title>Beekeeping &#8211; Does anything change?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is surprising to me how much in beekeeping really hasn&#8217;t changed in spite of all the new gadgets and gizmos on the market.&#160; It&#8217;s also equally as surprising how many topics heard at beekeeping&#160; association meetings discussed as if it were something new; topics such as hive ventilation and the longevity of a queen.
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		<link>http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/beekeeping-does-anything-change/61</link>
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