Feeding your honey bees
I’ve learned that the world of beekeeping has more questions than there are answers for. One of the most common questions among beginners has to do with feeding their bees.…
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Emergency Spring feeding: Best way to feed bees Quickly
Spring has sprung and the rain won’t let the bees come out to play. Have you ever done your first hive inspection in the spring, only to discover that your…
To save the Bees: we must first save the Wildflowers
In 1940, the Protection Act passed for the Bald and Golden Eagles. These skyward scavengers suffered from DDT exposure which affected their eggs in a very bad way. Although they…
New series of books coming to beekeeping: The Mentor Series
When it comes to how-to books, I’m a BIG fan. Especially when they’re beekeeping books, and there’s plenty of them. I have bought quite a few books on Beekeeping, and…
Gorgeous pictures with a Point-and-Shoot: Macro Photography
Have you ever considered macro photography? There’s a certain something to this style of photography that is unlike any other. In my first post on this topic, Honey bees up…
Paint your Beehives with the Best, non-toxic paint
When I was in commercial beekeeping, each year brought with it the chores of building new hive bodies and honey supers. I watched as each new box was dipped in…