It is very possible that bears will be attracted to your hives. The only way I know of to keep bears away from hives is to surround the hives with an electric fence.
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I'm in a bad situation. I very very rarely use weed but I used on Thursday and since was offered a job that I had...
There are 5 in this photo ~ 3 are my sister's Gordon Setters and the other 2 belong to a friend and are sisters to my sisters dogs. My sister is the breeder of all of these dogs.
All of these girls are trained in agility, field and have been in the show ring. 4 out of 5 of these girls...
This is a good one. I have heard Ross Conrad speak and he is very interesting.
http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Beekeeping-Organic-Approaches-Apiculture/dp/1603583629/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413639301&sr=1-1&keywords=natural+beekeeping
If you are feeding sugar ~ make sure it is white cane sugar. Do not feed brown sugar as it contains molasses and will give bees dysentery and may kill your hive. Actually studies have shown that pure white refined cane sugar is better for bees than organic sugar which contains more solids...