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Should I use a Queen excluder in my beehive?

Recently, while attending a field seminar in beekeeping, I realized there was a controversy regarding Queen excluders and whether or not to use them. While most of the beekeeper attendees did use...

Why do bees swarm and how can it be prevented?

Every year, during the spring while driving, I run into four or five bee swarms with my car. They seem to be everywhere flying in all different directions yet maintaining a somewhat disorganized...

Why are beekeeping suits white?

I was at a beekeeping class the other day and, looking around, I had trouble finding my son. He was in a white beekeeping suit, the same as everyone else. I began to wonder, “why are all bee suits...

What beekeeping gloves should I use?

I was just at a beekeeping field class the other day and the students were wearing several different types of beekeeping gloves. I began to wonder, what type of beekeeping gloves should I be...

Where do I get honey bees to start my hive?

Now that I have decided to become a beekeeper, and I know what equipment I will need, I am just curious, where do I get honey bees to start my beehive? Where do I get honey bees to start my...

What is the importance of beekeeping?

Everyone knows about the mysterious disappearance of Honey Bees called “colony collapse disorder”. Everyone says it is important to keep bees. So I was just wondering, why is beekeeping so...