Book Review: Plan Bee by Susan M. Brackney
You can’t be out in the bee yard every day, well, not without making your bees a bit cranky. So what does a good beekeeper do on a day off from the apiary? Why read of course! This month we read Plan Bee by Susan M. Brackney. The subtitle...
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Notes From the Beekeeping Meeting
We’ve talked before about joining your local beekeeping association. You can learn quite a bit from these folks, be it bits and pieces of information you haven’t heard elsewhere to things that may be specific to your particular area. To that end here’s what we learned from the last...
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I Have So Many Beekeeping Questions!
There’s an old joke in the beekeeping world that if you ask 20 beekeepers the same question you’ll get 30 different answers. While amusing, for the beginner it can be extremely frustrating to find the “real” information. So why can’t you just get one simple answer? Sadly, because there...
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Where Do I Find Bees and Are They Legal Here?
One of the biggest questions we get here at World of Beekeeping is “Where Do I Get The Bees and Are They Legal Here?” This is one of those questions that is definitely hard to answer for a new beekeeper. You can’t simply pick up bees at your local...
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Keeping Records
This is a guest post by David Pearson. So Ron asked me if I would be interested in writing an occasional “guest blog” and I have agreed. It’s often hard to come up with subjects to write about, especially ones that have not already been covered a hundred times...
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Meet Beekeeper Frank from Staten Island!
We recently got this great video from Frank from Staten Island and we wanted to know more about him and beekeeping there in New York. So here’s a bit more about Frank and keeping bees in Staten Island… I currently live in Staten Island New York. I live smack...
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Legalize It! Beekeeping and Regulations
Across this country and others there’s a shift happening. Ages ago farming was a part of every person’s life and then more recently that shifted and growing food and gardening was no longer a part of the average person’s routine. Now in many parts of the world there’s a...
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“But You’ll Lose an Eye!” On Going Without A Beekeeping Veil and Suit
A week ago we asked our followers on Facebook what topics they would like to read about on our blog. Our fan Brandon asked the following question: “How can a beekeeper rob his bees without using a suit? And why would you risk it doing that?” Good question Brandon....
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Where Should I Put My Beehives?
A week ago we asked our followers on Facebook what topics they would like to read about on our blog. Our fan Charlene asked the following question: “what is ideal temps (areas of the country) for beekeeping and where is the best spot for hives (in full sun, part...
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My Beehive Died! Lessons in Beekeeping
Don’t cry. It happens to everyone. No matter how good your intentions, no matter how much you know, eventually you’re going to lose a hive. Sometimes your bees just became too weak late in the season to make it. Sometimes different bugs or diseases are just too much to...
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