A Drone Bee – Unappreciated & Misunderstood The drone bee is an often-misunderstood member of the honey bee colony. Drone bees do no work. They do not aid in the production of honey. Sometimes, we beekeepers think of them as a liability or “drag on colony resources”. Even the honey bee colony looks upon the drone […]
How to Build a Beehive of Your Own
Building Bee Boxes Becoming a beekeeper is a very exciting time. It is common to want to enjoy the total experience. Rather than purchasing everything that bees need, some folks choose to build a beehive of their own. This is an admirable goal for the new bee enthusiast. But building bee boxes requires planning. Before […]
Choosing the Best Types of Honey Bees
Types or Races of Honey Bees for Beekeepers All beekeepers are looking for the perfect type of honey bee. If we are going to spend our time and money on beekeeping, we want to buy the very best type of bee, right? A bee that is healthy, productive and friendly maybe? Yes, that would be perfect. […]
Feeding Honey Bees Sugar Water-The Right Way
Feeding Honey Bees Sugar Water – Updated! Each year thousands of beekeepers invest time in feeding bees sugar water. And, it’s not just the time involved but the money as well. So there must be a good reason that beekeepers do this, right? But wait a minute, bees collect food from flowers, why would anyone […]
How to Buy Honey Bees Successfully
Best Tips for Buying Honey Bees Learning how to buy honey bees is one of the first tasks facing a new beekeeper. I mean, you can’t be a beekeeper until you have bees, right? Some new beekeepers will be lucky enough to receive a starter colony from a friend. But most of us will have […]
Bee Swarm Trap Maintenance For Success
Maintaining Your Bee Swarm Trap One of the most exciting parts of beekeeping is catching swarms. Often, a beekeeper will find a swarm of bees hanging on a low limb of a tree. These are easily gathered. But, the swarm can also be hanging in the highest branches of the tallest tree around. This is […]
Attracting Honey Bee Swarms to Swarm Traps & Bait Hives
Attracting Honey Bee Swarms to Your Swarm Trap Hoping to catch a honey bee swarm this year? Me too! Maybe even more than 1 bee swarm. Many of us set up swarm traps to catch bees. Now, we need to find a good way of attracting honey bee swarms to our swarm trap? I love […]
Honey Bee Swarm Prevention Tips
Honey Bee Swarm Prevention-Why it matters. As Spring approaches, we beekeepers are very excited and looking forward to a new season. However, we must start to think about honey bee swarm prevention. A bee swarm is a marvelous site to behold but it is not always something we beekeepers want to see. You see, the […]
7 Best Herbs for Bees and Homesteading
Homestead Herbs for Bees and You Gardening is a relaxing activity that many people enjoy. Perhaps, you grow vegetable plants to produce food for your table or have an orchard for fresh fruit. Consider adding another type of plant. Herbs have many practical homestead uses. And, flowering herbs for bees are a wonderful food source. […]