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Category: Bad Beekeeping

There are better ways to manage beehives and there are less than ideal methods as well. Learn what’s currently happening with bad beekeeping practices so that you can combat them with Sustainable ones. Welcome to Staying Informed!

Posted on 21 Jan 202010 Feb 2020

Varroa mites and depression

From 40 beehives down to 10. What happened? Here’s the brief story of how important Varroa mite treatments are. An accidental experiment I really pride myself on consistently increasing my…

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Posted on 24 Sep 201910 Feb 2020

The 3 types of Beekeepers

Most people do not realize that there are different types of beekeepers and that within these Types there are hundreds of different beekeeping Styles. Today we’re going to define the…

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Posted on 10 Sep 201910 Feb 2020

5 Beginner beekeeping mistakes to avoid

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Posted on 18 Jan 201910 Feb 2020

Why you should think twice before feeding pollen supplements in Winter 🥶

As Keepers of the bees, we have the inherit instinct to take care of our ‘girls.’ Winter time is possibly the time that many of us worry about them the…

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Posted on 8 Jan 201910 Feb 2020

The Cornerstone of Saving the Bees: Local Beekeepers and their Supporters.

Wouldn’t it be sweet if the phrase, ‘Save the Bees,’ soon changed to ‘Saved the Bees?’ Imagine if every town, village, and city had enough beekeepers who were keeping beehives…

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Posted on 31 Dec 201810 Feb 2020

The 3 Don’ts of Beekeeping

I have a beekeeping buddy with slightly different ideas than I do about hive management. But that pretty much describes every beekeeper doesn’t it? There’s a humorous but accurate phrase…

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Posted on 27 Dec 201810 Feb 2020

A Vaccine for Honey bees? Is it sweet or sour?

Did you know that if a bee inspector finds American Foulbrood (AFB) in a beekeepers beehives, the beekeeper has to BURN the affected colonies? With FIRE! Yup, boxes, bees, honey,…

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Posted on 27 Dec 201811 May 2020

Honey vs. ‘honey.’ Can you tell the difference?

One of my all-time, favorite things to do is to taste honey I’ve never tried before. It’s especially special when it’s my beehives that make a less-than-common variety. But when…

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Jonathan Adam Hargus

Jonathan Adam Hargus

I've been in beekeeping since 2002 That's plenty of time to get stung. I've worked thousands of hives and seen what works and what doesn't. I can't imagine not having a beehive around to poke my nose into (most of the time with a veil on ;) I've been stung more than once and sometimes even deserved it. I'm just a beekeeper who's sick and of commercial beekeeping practices and tired of research looking in all the wrong places to solve common sense issues. It's time for something new!

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