Seriously, we do have different bee races! While all honey bees belong to the same species, different breeds have characteristics that can influence a beekeeper’s choice when deciding what type of bees to keep. These characteristics include resistance to disease, tolerance of cold weather, honey production and aggressiveness. Here are some of the most common ...
Honey Benefits Honey has many varied uses, not only in the culinary world, but in the medicinal sphere as well. Let us look briefly at the medicinal side of honey first. Remember that, as you review, this is only a short outline. You should do your own in-depth research on honey benefits for medicinal use ...
Queenlessness Today, we will be continuing with the topic of queenlessness. It’s important to be able to recognize when your hive has lost the queen. This is what to look out for: A queenless hive can be more aggressive than usual, so make sure to wear your beesuit and use the smoker. A sure sign ...
Establish A Colony Of Your Dream Now that you have built and placed your hive, it is time to establish a colony in it. There are a few ways to obtain a colony: buy one, have one given to you, or catch a swarm and establish it in your hive. It is most likely that ...
Swarm Management It’s important to be able to tell when your bees are preparing to swarm, or have already swarmed. You will also need to know what steps to take when they do swarm. That you will learn in this post about swarm management. Bees swarm, usually in spring when there is lots of food, ...
12 Honey Recipes Below are 12 honey recipes which will give you inspiration to cook with honey. No more waiting, let’s dig in! 1. Honey Yogurt Dumplings with Apples Dumpling Batter: 1 cup all-purpose flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⅛ teaspoon salt 1 egg 6 tablespoons low-fat plain yogurt 1 tablespoon ...
There are various types of frame available for use in the brood box, and each beekeeper will have a preference for a particular type of brood frames. Some bee hives have wooden brood frames that can be used for foundation-less beekeeping, or made to accommodate wax and wire. In this bee hives frame lesson, we ...
Glossary of beekeeping terms In this post, we will learn about some “technical” terms that you likely run across when getting started in beekeeping. Let’s dig in: Apiary – where a beekeeper keeps bee hives and colonies, may also be called a bee yard. Apiculture – raising and keeping honeybees. Apis mellifera – the scientific ...
The honeybee is a social bee, meaning that it lives in an organized structure, working and living in constant cooperation with others. Today, we continue to learn about stages of the bees. In contrast, the solitary bee has no social structure and will live and hunt alone. It should be noted that it is precisely ...
Have you ever considered turning your backyard into a bee haven? There are so many fantastic benefits of making your outdoor living space more bee-friendly. Check out these ideas to start your own backyard beekeeping! Bees, endangered species, how? On October 31st, seven native Hawaiian bees were added to the endangered species list. After years of ...
