Are you thinking about getting into beekeeping? What are the five essential beekeeping tools for the beginning beekeeper? Below we provide you with what we feel are the five essential beekeeping tools. We have included some key things to look for when buying these tools. We really recommend buying quality tools when you get started. Nothing...
We hope this bee escape review will help you narrow your choice of bee-escapes. To conduct this review we tested three different bee escapes this summer. Our hope was to find the best bee escape in this review. The ranking was based on ease of use and how quickly the bees cleared out of honey...
Leave Your Bee Smoker at Home: Why would you want an alternative to smoking your bees? Do you hate packing your smoker around? Would you rather leave your smoker at home? Are you tired of smelling like smoke? Forget to bring any fuel or matches with you when you headed out to inspect your hives....
Want to make home-brew syrup supplement similar to the commercial product. Please read on. Let me start by saying that I am a huge fan of “Honey B Healthy” and have used it for several years. I have gotten wonderful results with it. But last spring I found myself in need of some and short...
There are a lot of good reasons to keep a record of hive inspections. And there are probably just as many or more versions of hive inspection forms available on the internet. Paper handwritten forms are available for download from many websites. There are lots of different kinds available. When we redesigned this site we...
What is Killing Your Bees? Are you killing your bees? I know it is a tough question to be asked but one that should be asked. There has been a lot talk about the various causes for the plight of the honey bee particularly in North America. This graphic by Capital News Service captures most...