When to harvest honey - Tips & tricks

For beekeepers, when to harvest honey is not science fiction, there are a couple of indicators to know when to collect honey from the beehive. Generally speaking, beekeepers harvest their honey at the conclusion of a substantial nectar flow and when the beehive is filled with cure
14.05.2016. 22:10

Methods of equalization

In order to make colonies more or less equal in strength, equalizing is an effective method for great care.
07.05.2016. 20:54

Equalizing: The bee’s knees in Maria’s apiary

After a spring clean up, Maria talk about equalizing bee colonies in order to make weak and strong colonies stronger.
05.05.2016. 21:54

Bees are much smarter than we might think

Two separate studies show that while they may be small, bees and other insects are far more smarter than we have given them credit for.
30.04.2016. 20:04

European honeybees are being poisoned with up to 57 different pesticides

Honeybees across Europe are being poisoned by up to 57 different pesticides, a scientific study has found.
24.04.2016. 18:02

Parasites change bees chemical profile

Honey bees infected with the parasites like Varroa destructor have changes in the chemical profile of their skin and in their brains.
15.04.2016. 22:54

Could a mushroom save the honeybee?

A mushroom farmer and a scientist have created a beehive containing fungi that might just be the key to saving the imperiled honey bee.
08.04.2016. 18:09

Feeding bees in the Spring

Spring for the beekeeper starts at the blooming of the maples. You would think something as simple as feeding would not be controversial, but it is on several fronts.
01.04.2016. 19:46

Beekeeping from passion to profession

Beekeeping is a working passion between man and insect carried out with the utmost respect. A respect for community that creates collective magic.
29.03.2016. 14:53

Honey production in the United States is falling again

NASS made a comparison between year 2014 and year 2015 in which we can clearly see the falling trend of 12% in honey production. Does history repeat?
28.03.2016. 10:19

The tears of Re: Ancient Egyptian beekeeping techniques

According to Egyptian mythology, when the god Re cried and his tears touched the ground they turned into honeybees to work the fields.
26.03.2016. 19:44

Do Bee Hotels really work?

Your yard is already home to insects galore, so why not give bees a proper place to rest their wings? Bee hotels are a great way to attract pollinators.
25.03.2016. 14:40