It’s spring again, and you can’t help noticing the large black bees buzzing and hovering around your deck. These are the carpenter bees. Most probably, it’s the female looking for a new location to lay eggs, and if not, then it’s a male checking out a suitable female for mating. Use vinegar, citrus oil, essential oils, … Read more
Bees thrive in the warmer seasons where they breed and make honey. In the winter, however, they face a lot of difficulties which may see to their death. If you don’t prepare early enough for the cold season, your bees will die in the winter. Bees die in the winter when the temperatures run too … Read more
Silkworms have four life stages namely the egg, larva, pupa, and adult. You breed them by buying the eggs that hatch into silkworms. They spin silk and form a pupa after which they turn into adult moths. The moths mate with their tails conjoined then the females lay eggs to start the cycle again.
Superworms have 4 main stages of life namely the egg, larva (worm), pupa, and adult (beetle). Only the beetles can reproduce with the females producing up to 500 eggs per lifetime. To raise superworms, start by buying the superworms then pupating them into adults that will lay eggs.
Bees eat their own honey during the winter. If they don’t have enough honey, the beekeeper should supplement it with sugar syrup, candy boards, and other foods. Since they need a lot of energy to flutter their wings and keep the hive warm, a colony needs from 30 to 90 pounds of honey for the winter.