For anyone who is interested in becoming a beekeeper or for anyone who is curious about bees, you may wonder just how someone gets an entire colony of bees into a hive box. There are a couple of ways of… Continue Reading…
August 15, 2019
Inside a hive, you have the queen who lays eggs and the drone who has only one task to mate–if he’s lucky. The worker bee on the other hand does so much more than most people think. They are so… Continue Reading…
February 24, 2019
Beekeeping has become such a rewarding hobby but, just like everything else in life, it has its ups and downs. This hobby started as a subject that perked my interest one day while watching TV. Someone had been a beekeeper… Continue Reading…
February 18, 2019
Usually this time of year I get the typical question “What do honeybees do in the winter?” from people who found out that I’m a beekeeper. Most people assume they all die off. Honeybees in the winter do quite the… Continue Reading…
August 15, 2019
People who have been beekeepers for years will tend to bees without a veil or without a smoker. However, each one of them will always take their hive tool with them. Why the Hive Tool? Honeybees will “glue” everything together… Continue Reading…
August 31, 2018
Too often people tell me that they love honeybees but they are allergic to bee stings. Later in the conversation I find out there was a big misunderstanding of what they thought they were actually allergic to. The descriptions of… Continue Reading…
January 31, 2019
It is always important to do your homework on any particular hobby before just divulging yourself into it. With beekeeping it’s even more important to know what you are looking at when opening up a hive. Honeybees can tell you… Continue Reading…
February 13, 2018
“I’m a beekeeper.” A typical line I use when people ask me what my hobbies are. This is usually followed by wide eyes and the question of why I chose such a hobby. I even received looks of either disgust… Continue Reading…
