Yes, Your Can Keep Honey Bees Away from Hummingbird Feeders Do you find yourself feeding the hummingbirds and every other winged creature in the region? It can be frustrating. But, there are ways to discourage bees from choosing your hummingbird feeder. If you are having problems with bees visiting your hummingbird feeders, you are not […]
Package Bees – New Hive Beginnings
Start Beekeeping with Package Bees The most popular way to get started in beekeeping is with package bees. The bees arrive in a ventilated moving box with a small can of food. A package of bees will contain about 10,000 bees. This small sized colony is easier for new beekeepers to handle. And, packages are […]
The Drone Bee: An Important Member of the Colony
A Drone Bee – Unappreciated & Misunderstood What is the role of the drone bee? They do no work inside the colony. Are drone bees essential to the honey bee colony? Why do our colonies use precious energy to raise drones? The drone bee is an often-misunderstood member of the honey bee colony. Sometimes, we […]
How to Build a Beehive of Your Own
Building Bee Beehives or Bee Boxes Are you interested in learning how to build a beehive? Many new beekeepers want the total beekeeping experience. This is an obtainable goal for those of you with some carpentry experience. This is an admirable goal for the new bee enthusiast. But building bee boxes requires planning. We have […]
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! Mixing sugar water for bees is one of the first tasks most new beekeepers attempt. Feeding new colonies can mean a big boost in development. But, you need to do it right to avoid problems. Each year thousands of beekeepers invest time in feeding bees sugar water. And, […]
Checking-Setting Up a Swarm Trap or Bait Hive
Setting Up A Swarm Trap – Early Spring Check Do you want to catch bees this year? If so, you want to get busy setting up a swarm trap and making sure it is ready to catch a honey bee swarm. Why would someone set up a special bait hive or swarm trap? Well, who […]
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 Do you have a bee swarm trap? You should ! 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 […]
Attracting Honey Bee Swarms to Swarm Traps & Bait Hives
The Skill of Attracting Honey Bee Swarms to Your Swarm Trap Hoping to catch a honey bee swarm this year? Me too! Many of us set swarm traps or bait hives. But what can we do to attract honey bee swarms to them. Beekeepers love seeing swarms in the air. They seem to fly crazily […]