Beekeeping Feeders: Frame Feeder
Last week we talked about the entrance feeder and concluded that while it’s a good tool for emergency feedings it’s not a great long term feeding solution. Today we’ll talk about the frame feeder and the perks and drawbacks to this style of feeder. As with all feeders there...
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Building Your Beekeeping Equipment
We recently received a question from a follower on how to put foundation into frames. Depending on the frames the procedure can be drastically different. If you purchased a kit from us (when we still sold them) then you’ll have one of the easiest times ever putting foundation into...
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Lots of Honey Bees
Well if you just hived your first package this year it’s go time! For many of you the first few weeks of keeping bees is a bit stressful. The bees are working hard to pull out the foundation and the queen is eventually laying but will things look good...
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Flying in the Bees
This is a guest post by Jamie Dehner I live in a weird place. There’s no question about it. The town is called Point Roberts, a five mile square peninsuala that lies beneath the 49th parallel (making it US land) but is isolated geographically from the rest of the...
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What You’re Seeing In Your Hives
Wonder what you should be finding when you’re doing your hive inspections now? Take a look! You’ll definitely see the bees pulling out your foundation to make comb. You should see pollen coming into the hive. Yellow, orange, red, you name it. As long as your girls are bringing...
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Your First Hive Inspection
So you’ve installed your package of bees and left them alone for a week and now the big day is here. It’s time for your first hive inspection! But what will you find and what should you expect to see? Will you find the queen and do you have...
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Beekeeping Pictures
Well we promised more pictures from the package installation and here they are! You can click on each one for a larger size! (click again for an even bigger picture!) Do you have great pictures? Let us know, we’d love to share them!
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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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What Should I Be Doing Right Now?
If you’ve been keeping bees for a year now (or more) you might be wondering what you should be doing at this time of the year. Is it time to do a full hive inspection? Did any of my hives die? Depending on the weather where you are there...
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