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 ...
