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 ...
If you want to move a swarm to a new location, there are some precautions you will need to take. First of all, follow the instructions on our “Catching a swarm” lessons, which will show you how to get a swarm into a hive. The next step is to move the hive with the bees ...
Your source of information on honey bees Anyone who knows even a little bit about the honey bee can’t help but be amazed, because far more goes on within the hive than most people can ever imagine: complex communication, social interactions, teamwork, unique jobs and responsibilities, food gathering, and the engineering of one of the ...
The Beekeeping Year – An Overview Here we look at the seasonality in beekeeping (different seasons in a temperate climate), what the bees will do at different times of the year, and what you need to as a beekeeper throughout the year. Whether you live in a cold, cool, or tropical climate, there will be ...
Once your colony has gotten established, your first brood inspection is an exciting milestone in becoming a beekeeper (time for some backyard honey). Here’s what to look out for: The brood box is usually the bottom box of a hive, it contains the developing larvae and pupae, thousands of worker bees and a queen laying ...
