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Your First Month Home
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Beekeeper Tips for May
As the honey flow begins in most of the nation, your hive should be reaching its peak population. Here are some quick beekeeper tips for May.Read now -
Monitoring Space and Stores
Read nowHappy New Year Beekeepers! Its hard to believe…2022! I remember thinking 2000 sounded like a futuristic space movie from my childhood and that was 22 years ago! Come on… I know I’m not the only one!? Do you think beekeeping...
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LIGHTING A SMOKER, KEEPING IT LIT, AND THE BEST FUELS FOR THE JOB
Read nowAh, the smoker. I love the sight of a lazy curl of smoke drifting out of a well-lit smoker. But if you’ve been keeping bees long, you’ve also experienced the utter frustration of a poorly lit, poorly working smoker going...
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Honey Production
Read now"What you put in it, is typically what you'll get out of it!" By: Chari Elam Honey Production! What you put in it, is typically what you'll get out of it! It never ceases to amaze me that these tiny...
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Top 10 Tips for Beginners
Read nowEvery beekeeper was once a newbee, just beginning the learning curve. The initial exposure is one of fun, excitement and fascination leading to intimidation, reluctance and finally the “Ah ha” moment of confidence. How does the new beekeeper get to...
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THE 10 MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Read nowBy - James Elam Every beekeeper was once a Newbee, just beginning the learning curve. The initial exposure is one of fun, excitement and fascination leading to intimidation, reluctance and finally the “Ah ha” moment of confidence. How does the...
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Storing Honey and Extracted Frames Effectively
Read nowTips for storing Honey Only bottle the amount you can sell in a reasonable amount of time. Depending on the time of year, you may only sell a few bottles a week or even a month. Avoid having cases of...
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A Swarm, Supersedure, or Emergency Queen Cell?
Read nowMost beekeeping books explain that swarm cells (queens being raised in preparation for half the bees and the old queen to swarm away) and supersedure cells (queens being raised to replace a failing queen) are easy to spot. Swarm cells...
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Beekeeping Safety
Read nowBeing a beekeeper can be very rewarding but along with the rewards come some safety hazards. The most common of these are allergic reactions, fire hazard, lifting hazard and exposure to some toxins. The two most important considerations to help...
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Helpful Tips to Find Your Queen
Finding a queen is probably one of the most frustrating aspects of beekeeping! You are literally trying to spot one bee amongst tens of thousands of other bees, all while they run around on a frame. While there is no easy answer, I do have a handful of tricks I use after finding thousands of queens over the past decade.Read now -
Preparing for Your First Hive
Read nowBy: Chari Elam I know first hand the excitement you have! The feelings of giddy anticipation with overtones of trepidation! Taking the time to pre-plan a few key aspects can and WILL take a load off your worries. Where are you...
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Which Is Better for My Bees? A Sunny Location or Shade?
Should my hives be in sun or shade? If you are in the northern half of the US, full sun is ideal, year-round. The southern half is more complicated...Read now
