So you have been thinking about getting into beekeeping to make some money, or you have been keeping bees for a while and are thinking about moving up to an apiary size bee yard to increase your profits and wondering exactly what that move would look like. After considerable research and much organization of the…
What DIY Home Tests Can Identify Real vs Fake Honey? Appearance Test Clarity Test: This is the first test a consumer can perform in the store BEFORE purchasing the honey in question. Fake honey is processed to the point of having no particles suspended in it. This is more appealing to the shopper’s eye. Real…
Everybody calls propolis “bee glue”.Everyone knows how hard it can be to pry those beehive supers apart that the bees have glued together with propolis.Some say propolis is a very strong hive component that keeps the bees healthy and strong. I decided to educate myself in more depth regarding propolis and honey bee health, and…
So at the bee association meetings I keep hearing beekeepers talk about splitting their hives but the reasons and timing of splitting hives was not clear to me. My curiosity got the better of me so I did some research and this is what I learned: Why Would a Beekeeper Want to Split a Hive?…
So after researching many of the conditions a new beekeeper will encounter, I decided to figure out when these conditions would appear and what would be the next upcoming condition that would need the beekeeper’s attention. This is what I have learned: What is the sequence of 10 common abnormal beehive conditions? So the hive…
I was listening to two beekeepers talking about “real” and “fake” honey and became curious.What where they were talking about and what made honey “real” or “fake”? This is what I discovered. How do honeybees make honey? Honeybees collect the sucrose nectar of flowers and dehydrate that sucrose nectar to 20% water content or less.This…
Everyone knows that honey bees regulate the temperature and humidity to optimum levels for the hive the entire year-round. I was just curious, how do they maintain constant hive temperature and humidity throughout the wide fluctuations between hot summer days and cold winter nights? I began digging for answers and this is what I discovered:…
Beekeepers use a variety of terminology in describing both their technique and equipment. Often beekeepers speak about a technique or equipment using one word to describe something that can have different meanings based on the “context” in which that word or term is being used. “Supers” is such a word. So being curious, and wanting…
Everyone has heard the term “robber bees”. Most beekeepers have seen evidence of robber bees in action, even if they did not recognize the activity as robbing. I was curious to learn more about robber bees and the dangers robber bees are for the beekeeper, as well as for the bees being robbed. This is…
This article is about the protocol for erecting a Langstroth hive once the manufacturer’s pieces have been put together with nails, screws and glue. It explains the individual components, their function, and its location on the multi-story hive. If you are not handy with tools, consider purchasing from a vendor that markets Langstroth hives with…
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