Can the bee hive get too hot? by Mary Aldrich (Columbia Missouri) At the start of summer I saw the bees milling about on the front of the hive. Now they are more then one layer deep hanging out on the entire front of the hive and kind of dripping off the bottom. — Hi […]
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Here is an interesting comment sent in from one of our followers. Bee Stings! by Katherine (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) All my life I have suffered from allergic reactions to bee stings and last summer I was stung on two separate occasions and I did not react! I was puzzled as to why and I do
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I’ll need package bees to stock my new hive. In my opinion, using packaged bees is the best way to start your first hive. If you haven’t already read my page on buying bees and installing them in your hive, you might want to look through it so you’ll have a good understanding of the
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Time for installing package bees in my new hive. If you’re beginning beekeeping, package bees are a great way to stock your first hive. And installing them is easy, as you’ll see. Be Prepared! If you’re beginning beekeeping and just starting your first hive, having everything that you’ll need on-hand and ready will make the
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It’s time to build a beehive for my soon-to-arrive package bees. If you’ll soon be starting beekeeping, you can build your hive right along with me, step by step. You’ll see that building a honeybee hive from a beehive kit is really easy. If I can do it, anyone can! And I can do it. Here’s
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When is the best time to start a new beehive by Linda (Ohio) When is the best time to start a new hive? We live in NE Ohio and the winters can be brutal. Will this affect the bees (a new hive)? We also have a lot of raccoons in the area. Do they try
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Thinking about beginning beekeeping? Then you’ll probably be interested in this step-by-step guide covering all the beekeeping basics. Follow along as I: Order bees Build a beehive Install bees Manage my hive through the entire first year I’ll Explain AND Show… I’ll take lots of photos along the way so you can see exactly what
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Interested in learning how to start beekeeping? Lots of people are. In fact, more people are taking up the hobby of beekeeping than ever before. That’s because keeping bees is a fascinating and fun hobby – and it can even be profitable. Learning how to keep bees isn’t difficult, but there are some specific things
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Beekeeping has been around for a very long time. People have long been fascinated with honey bees. And for thousands of years, that fascination has motivated many to become beekeepers, just as it does today. A Sweeter Motivation… But historically, it’s been much more than just interest in honey bees that inspired people to become
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Wondering where to buy raw honey? If you’re looking to buy online, click here to go right to my recommendations. If you’re not sure what you want to buy, or where to buy, just keep reading for some tips and links to more info… More and More People Are Looking for a Source of Raw
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