I Don’t Have Time For An Inspection!
Ever find yourself without the time to do a proper hive inspection? It happens to all of us. Just last week I had planned to do a hive inspection with an apprentice when the weather simply wouldn’t cooperate. Here in the Northwest we’ve had odd thunder and lightening storms...
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Starting a Beekeeping Business
We often have folks email us here at World of Beekeeping about starting a beekeeping business. Often they are looking to produce honey commercially on a large scale or do pollination work. While for many this sounds like a great idea, make your own hours and work for yourself,...
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What Should My Hive Look Like
Our goal as beekeepers isn’t just to get honey or wax. It’s also to make sure that our colonies are strong and healthy, especially going into a fruit bloom or a nectar flow of some kind. So what does a healthy colony really look like. Check for these things...
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It’s a Hard Summer for Bees and Beekeepers
No matter where you are in the US (and in many cases around the globe) this seems to be a hard year. Much of the country is hot… too hot and those of us in the Northwest it’s cold and rainy. So what do you do when the weather...
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The Most Important Thing You Should Be Doing Right Now
If you’re a new beekeeper summers can be strange. The bees are busy working but there’s not all that much for you to do. So what should you be doing right now? The most important thing you can do in both the spring and the summer is checking to...
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Is It Too Late To Start Beekeeping This Year?
We get that question a lot at World of Beekeeping throughout the year and for most areas the answer now (halfway through July) is yes. It is too late to start because most places aren’t selling packages anymore but further, starting now wouldn’t give your bees time enough...
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Beginning Beekeeping: Excluding the Queen!
Queen excluders! Ever wondered what these things were and why you’d use one? What are they? Basically these little slotted boards keep the queen (and drones) from getting into any supers above the excluder. Basically it means the queen isn’t able to lay brood in the honey supers because...
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Will I Get Honey This Year?
If you’re a beginning beekeeper who just got a package of bees this year you may be wondering if you’ll get any honey in your first year. The answer isn’t easy to say. Here’s some factors to consider when it comes to a first year honey harvest: What kind...
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In The Beehive
For many beginners knowing what should be happening in your hive can be overwhelming. “Is this normal” is a common question we all ask when we first start out beekeeping. To answer that question today we’ll talk about what is normal and what should be happening in your hive....
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Beekeeping Beginner: What Kind of Honey Will I Get?
If you’re a beekeeping beginner one of the questions you might be asking is what kind of honey will I get? Unlike the honey purchased at your local grocery store the honey from your hive will likely not have that standard “honey” flavor. In fact it may taste unlike...
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