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Blog about beekeeping. Helpful for beginner beekeepers.
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Why should you choose beekeeping?
2009-06-08 01:10:30
So you’ll ask , why beekeeping? There are many reasons to start beekeeping. Managing all these amazing bees gives you natural and tasty honey also it’s relaxing and a wonderful hobby. You can even make money with it. And most of all it’s friendly to the environment. Honey is the first of reasons for most people. [...]
2009-06-08 01:10:30
So you’ll ask , why beekeeping? There are many reasons to start beekeeping. Managing all these amazing bees gives you natural and tasty honey also it’s relaxing and a wonderful hobby. You can even make money with it. And most of all it’s friendly to the environment. Honey is the first of reasons for most people. [...]
Smoker
2009-05-29 03:00:48
Smoke is the beekeeper’s third line of defense. A bee smoker is a tool used by beekeepers to blow smoke into a beehive before inspecting, manipulating or handling the hive. Smoke clams bees; it initiates a feeding response in anticipation of possible hive abandonment due to fire. Smoke also masks alarm [...]
2009-05-29 03:00:48
Smoke is the beekeeper’s third line of defense. A bee smoker is a tool used by beekeepers to blow smoke into a beehive before inspecting, manipulating or handling the hive. Smoke clams bees; it initiates a feeding response in anticipation of possible hive abandonment due to fire. Smoke also masks alarm [...]
Beekeeping supplies
2009-04-09 02:03:42
Before you start beekeeping be sure that you have the right supplies and equipment. To be a successful beekeeper keep it in mind because it’s one of the most important things. This question might be hard for beekeeping beginners. Many starter beekeepers don’t know what beekeeping supplies and equipment they will need. One of the first [...]
2009-04-09 02:03:42
Before you start beekeeping be sure that you have the right supplies and equipment. To be a successful beekeeper keep it in mind because it’s one of the most important things. This question might be hard for beekeeping beginners. Many starter beekeepers don’t know what beekeeping supplies and equipment they will need. One of the first [...]
Beekeeping books - good guide for beekeeping
2009-04-07 08:16:01
Today we will talk about beekeeping books. I have read many beekeeping books myself especially when i started beekeeping. And i can surely tell you that books helped me a lot. We’ll talk about most valuable and most suitable beekeeping books for beginners. I read simple books as well as e-books. Some years ago i would [...]
2009-04-07 08:16:01
Today we will talk about beekeeping books. I have read many beekeeping books myself especially when i started beekeeping. And i can surely tell you that books helped me a lot. We’ll talk about most valuable and most suitable beekeeping books for beginners. I read simple books as well as e-books. Some years ago i would [...]
Top Bar Hives
2009-04-05 11:23:29
A few hobby beekeepers are adopting and using various top bar hives of the type commonly found in Africa. Top bar hives were originally used as traditional beekeeping a method in both Greece and Việt Nam according to The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting book. Top Bar Hives have no frames and the [...]
2009-04-05 11:23:29
A few hobby beekeepers are adopting and using various top bar hives of the type commonly found in Africa. Top bar hives were originally used as traditional beekeeping a method in both Greece and Việt Nam according to The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting book. Top Bar Hives have no frames and the [...]
Movable frame hives
2009-04-05 11:13:32
One of the most popular movable frame hives is Langstroth bee hive. From Wikipedia: In the United States, the Langstroth hive is commonly used which is first successful top-opened hive with movable hives, other designs of hives have been based on it. Langstroth hive was however a descendant of Jan Dzierzon’s Polish hive designs. In the United [...]
2009-04-05 11:13:32
One of the most popular movable frame hives is Langstroth bee hive. From Wikipedia: In the United States, the Langstroth hive is commonly used which is first successful top-opened hive with movable hives, other designs of hives have been based on it. Langstroth hive was however a descendant of Jan Dzierzon’s Polish hive designs. In the United [...]
Fixed frame bee hives
2009-04-04 12:04:17
There are many types of bee hives one of the most popular is fixed frame hives. From Wikipedia: There are notable regional variations in the type of hive in which bees are kept. A hive is a set of rectangular wooden boxes filled with movable wood or plastic frames, each of which holds a sheet of wax [...]
2009-04-04 12:04:17
There are many types of bee hives one of the most popular is fixed frame hives. From Wikipedia: There are notable regional variations in the type of hive in which bees are kept. A hive is a set of rectangular wooden boxes filled with movable wood or plastic frames, each of which holds a sheet of wax [...]
Beekeeping for beginners
2009-03-26 08:44:02
To start beekeeping you should know many important aspects. One of the positive sides of beekeeping is that you don’t need a lot of money to start with, you can start beekeeping even with 100 bucks. Beekeeping can be a hobby, a sideline operation a business or a relaxing vacation, or all mentioned things together, [...]
2009-03-26 08:44:02
To start beekeeping you should know many important aspects. One of the positive sides of beekeeping is that you don’t need a lot of money to start with, you can start beekeeping even with 100 bucks. Beekeeping can be a hobby, a sideline operation a business or a relaxing vacation, or all mentioned things together, [...]
Beekeeping - winter, springtime, summer, autumn - seasons
2009-03-26 08:04:31
Every beekeeper needs to know beekeeping seasons. I’ll tell you most important things you should know about beekeeping seasons, before starting beekeeping You should start beekeeping in springtime. Be sure that your bee queen is present and lying eggs and your bees colony is healthy and has no diseases. Be sure to check that your hive [...]
2009-03-26 08:04:31
Every beekeeper needs to know beekeeping seasons. I’ll tell you most important things you should know about beekeeping seasons, before starting beekeeping You should start beekeeping in springtime. Be sure that your bee queen is present and lying eggs and your bees colony is healthy and has no diseases. Be sure to check that your hive [...]
Beekeeping history
2009-03-24 09:31:25
In the world, there are more than 20,000 species of wild bees. Acquiring honey from wild bee colonies is one of the most oldest human activities and aboriginal societies still practise it in parts of Australia, Africa, Asia, and South America. Some of the most earlier evidence of gathering honey from wild bee colonies is from [...]
2009-03-24 09:31:25
In the world, there are more than 20,000 species of wild bees. Acquiring honey from wild bee colonies is one of the most oldest human activities and aboriginal societies still practise it in parts of Australia, Africa, Asia, and South America. Some of the most earlier evidence of gathering honey from wild bee colonies is from [...]