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Soil and Hive We are committed to providing local, raw honey, honeycomb, and pollen. In addition, we have local honeycomb, pollen, and wax products.

We are committed to providing delicious, local, raw, healthy honey that is only strained and warmed to normal hive temperatures. Lastly, we do swarm catches. Please contact us for any questions you may have about bees and products from the hive.

The bees are busy doing their own thing this time of year. Beekeepers on the other hand are busy building, painting, an...
03/01/2025

The bees are busy doing their own thing this time of year. Beekeepers on the other hand are busy building, painting, and repairing beehives. It's also the time of year when we replace broken hives or plan ahead for swarm season by buying new equipment.

If you are in the market to buy or gift a top of the line bottom board, please check out one of our brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged bottom board in its original packaging. We have many in stock.

Here's a description: These 8-frame screened bottom boards are made out of premium kiln-dried 3/4" western cedar. Kiln drying ensures consistent moisture levels in cedar which minimizes warping and cracking. Cedar contains natural tannins that protect against decay and rot so this screened bottom should last you for many seasons. In addition, the cedar used to make these bottom boards is sourced from sustainably harvested forests in North America and manufacture this cedar screened bottom board in the USA.

Each screened bottom board comes completely assembled and includes a white corrugated plastic mite-check board. They measure 14" wide x 22 1/2" long x 2 1/4" tall and fit on an 8-frame hive.

Feeling like autumn. Back to feeding the light hives.
30/09/2024

Feeling like autumn. Back to feeding the light hives.


23/09/2024

Extracting honey 🍯🐝🌻

20/09/2024

September bearding



18/09/2024

Every year, when we use Apiguard, there is at least one absconds. Have you noticed similar behavior? This year we are using half a dose added each week, but this colony still swarmed. This had become more than a swarm though, because they had started building comb there.

17/09/2024

Applying Apiguard.

This was a swarm capture from a few months ago. They seem set for the winter.

We had to wait for the temps to warm up enough before we could open the hives. Fall is almost here.

16/09/2024

Second round of Apiguard mite treatment.

15/09/2024

End of summer wild flowers in a crunchy field.

10/09/2024

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The supers are off. How has your honey harvest gone?
28/08/2024

The supers are off. How has your honey harvest gone?




Time to harvest honey. 🍯
25/08/2024

Time to harvest honey. 🍯


Inulas in the sun ☀️
15/08/2024

Inulas in the sun ☀️



The inulas are spectacular this time of the year. The tallest ones probably reach up to about 9ft high. During the winte...
13/08/2024

The inulas are spectacular this time of the year. The tallest ones probably reach up to about 9ft high. During the winter they completely die back, which makes it easy to transplant the roots to better locations. These appear to be Inula racemosa. Do you grow inulas? The bees love them.


Field flowers. Is it mid summer or late summer?
12/08/2024

Field flowers. Is it mid summer or late summer?




The hedge row elderberries are ripening up. Do you make anything with elderberries? 🍇
11/08/2024

The hedge row elderberries are ripening up. Do you make anything with elderberries? 🍇



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Extracting honey 🍯🐝🌻
Extracting honey 🍯🐝🌻

Extracting honey 🍯🐝🌻

September bearding #soilandhive #oregonbeekeeper #beekeepernearestme #rawhoney

Honeybees Abscond
Honeybees Abscond

Every year, when we use Apiguard, there is at least one absconds. Have you noticed similar behavior? This year we are using half a dose added each week, but this colony still swarmed. This had become more than a swarm though, because they had started building comb there.

Applying Apiguard
Applying Apiguard

Applying Apiguard. This was a swarm capture from a few months ago. They seem set for the winter. We had to wait for the temps to warm up enough before we could open the hives. Fall is almost here.

Apiguard Mite Treatment
Apiguard Mite Treatment

Second round of Apiguard mite treatment.

End of summer wild flowers in a crunchy field.

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A massive multi branched inula towering over a beehive. #soilandhive #oregonbeekeeper #beekeepernearestme#

Angry bees.
Angry bees.

Just another day at the office.

Colony removal and cutout #1. These are spicy bees.

Rain at the bee cabin.
Rain at the bee cabin.

This is the swarm we just caught. We decided to give them drawn comb, because the blackberry and linden flows are on. The frames had old pollen in them though and other debris. Within 24 hours, this is the debris pile in front of the hive. These bees are quickly cleaning house. Would you consider this hygienic behaviour? #swarm #beekeepernearestme #beekeeping. #beekeeper #soilandhive #oregonbeekeeper

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