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Small Business Spotlight: Fringe Meadery
When summer rolls around, crisp and sparkling beverages seem to be on everyone's mind. We talked to the founder and owner of Portland's Fringe Meadery to talk about the ways mead is making an impact on the taste buds of...
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Why is it called a Top Bar Hive?
The answer is surprisingly literal. A Top Bar hive is a long wooden box, usually about four feet, with wooden bars laid side by side acro...
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Why is it called a Warré Hive?
A French priest enters the chat. The Warré hive is named after Émile Warré, a French parish priest, beekeeper, and, by every account, a p...
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What is nadiring?
Hint: gravity is involved. Nadiring is a fancy word for a simple idea. It's the beekeeping technique of adding new boxes underneath the e...
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