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Posted on 22 Oct 201921 Oct 2019

Why I’m converting to Top Bar Hives

I’ve been using Langstroth style hives for almost 18 years. They definitely get the job done, as long as you have an extractor, an uncapping system, can lift 40-90 pounds,…

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Posted on 27 Aug 201910 Feb 2020

5 Steps to setting up an apiary

There’s a lot of hobbies in life that can be quite overwhelming; things like cattle farming, having a baby, finding yourself up the creek without a paddle, and yes even…

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Posted on 16 Jul 201910 Feb 2020

The 3 ways to acquire honey bees

How and where do you get bees? This is a common question in the world of beekeeping. If you want to know how to get bees then you’re in the…

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Posted on 2 Jul 201910 Feb 2020

Honey bees: the new monocrop

What if I told you that the issue of disappearing honey bees is not the problem? And then I followed with this: the problem is that we have too many…

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Posted on 29 Mar 201910 Feb 2020

Natural Beekeeping with the Warré Hive

Natural Beekeeping with the Warré Hive A Manual by David Heaf There are only two beekeeping practices no matter what type of beehive style you use: the more common Anthropocentric…

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Posted on 17 Mar 201910 Feb 2020

The 7 Methods of Minimal Disturbance

Recently, I’ve been rethinking my beekeeping practices. The principles behind Warré beehives have forced me to think of the relationship and ethical principles I have with my bees as their…

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Jonathan Adam Hargus

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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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