Hi there, A few weeks ago I received a split from a friend. We put a new queen in and she was accepted. She has been laying well with no signs of problems....
Hello, I am Walt B a new beekeeper as of 5/2006. I got my first hive last year and ended with no honey. in mid july I had a swarm. what preceded the swarm was...
Though promiscuity may be risky behavior for humans, it's healthy for honeybees: Queen honeybees who indulge in sexual surfeits with multiple drones produce...
Hello, I too, am having problems with bees forming only burr comb. The spaces are fine , the frames were empty to start, and the bees in one hive are new but...
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Bee-keeping catches on in HPTribune News Service Shimla, October 14Apiculture is being promoted as cottage industry in the hill state. With the average land...
Hi there, What do you use for covering honey supers while transporting them in open air. Also, What do you put under them to keep honey from running all over...
Hi everyone, I'm a new beekeeper in San Francisco. I just installed a new package of bees, my first, on May 11. I checked the hive on May 15 and the queen had...
The hive is prospering despite my silly Rookie mistakes. DID my 1st inspection for brood this weekend, they have fully drawn out 3 frames. and partialy...
Last year, I got stung on the eyebrow by a kamikaze bee while not even near my hives. The entire side of my face swelled up hugely. No trouble breathing, but I...
After a month of waiting, reading and studying, me and my wife are finally beekeepers. Our first two packages of bees arrived yesterday. We are using two...
Online Excerpts from Russian Apitherapy Book Explain `Express' Method of Medicinal Honey Production Curative Properties of Honey and Bee Venom By N. Yoirish ...
I checked my hives (5) today. All of my hives have 2 deeps and then I add supers for MY honey and let them over-winter in the 2 deeps. Early this spring I...
Sorry if this posted twice...server error. Hi there, Like I mentioned at an earlier post I have been cutting queen cells off the face of combs for a couple...
I know that the media has been making a lot out of the "missing bees" while most beekeepers seem to be saying "we don't know what, if anything is going on...
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My replacement Observation Hive from Betterbee just arrived in good shape. No shipping charges. So my opinion of them has gone way up and I will order from...
Ok, things look good. Queen is out of her cage, Center frames have a lot of comb on them, I think despite my mistakes, they are going to make it. So one more...
i know that they cannot sting but something bit me tonight at the entrance to the hive. It sounded like drones were hanging out by the restricted hive...
Hello & Help, I have had an interest in beekeeping for many years. My neighbor and his brother are very involved in beekeeping and they are delivering my ...
Why use a bee veil when, it seems to me, a simple pair of workman's goggles would protect the eyes just as well? What is the purpose of the inner hive cover? ...
Wonder if anyone can help me. Sorry if it has been answered in the past and I couldn't find it. Completely new to this, my knowledge has come from reading a...
Does anyone have a good (tried and true) recipe for making a pollen substitute at home. I've heard that soy flour, brewer's yeast and either honey or sugar...
U.S. Researcher Studies Use of Honey to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers UW Study Tests Topical Honey as a Treatment for Diabetic Ulcers University of Wisconsin...
I just picked up a teeny little swarm today -- no bigger than a softball. I have an open TBH and one that's established with the same dimensions (a problem...
The thought just occurred to me that one way of increasing interest in,and understanding of,bekeeping and its importance to all of us would be to establish a...
