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Hilary Kearney

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Hilary Kearney is the author of QueenSpotting and the creator of Girl Next Door Honey, a beekeeping business that offers educational opportunities to hundreds of new beekeepers each year. She maintains the blog Beekeeping Like A Girl and her writing on bees has appeared in Modern Farmer and Gritmagazines. Her work has been the subject of features in Huffington Post, Vogue, Mother Earth News, and other outlets. She rescues wild bee colonies and manages around 90 hives in her hometown of San Diego, California.

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Average rating: 4.57 · 779 ratings · 175 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Little Book of Bees: An Illustrated Guide to the Extraordinary Lives of Bees by Hilary Kearney (Goodreads Author), Amy Holliday (Illustrator) 4.53 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queenspotting: Meet the Remarkable Queen Bee and Discover the Drama at the Heart of the Hive 4.60 avg rating — 283 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart of the Hive: Inside the Mind of the Honey Bee and the Incredible Life Force of the Colony by Hilary Kearney (Goodreads Author), Eric Tourneret (photographer) 4.66 avg rating — 98 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Bienenkönigin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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How to Increase Propolis in Your Hive

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Propolis is more than just a nuisance to beekeepers. It’s a vital part of the honey bee immune system! Unfortunately, modern beehives don’t have many places for the bees to store their propolis, but there are things you can do as a beekeeper to increase propolis in your hive. Read on to discover what I do in my apiary.

Why Encourage Propolis?

To make propolis, honey bees collect saps and oils f

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Hilary answered Benjamin Blanchard's question: so, i am currently reading the little book of bees. what does it mean when the bees collect pollen? why does the bees use pollen to make honey at their hive? what happens when we don't have honey? Bees collect pollen to eat. It is their protein source. Honey is made from flower nectar and is also made to eat. It is their carbohydrate.
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