Bees live in colonies in hives or nests and finding one is quite easy if you know what you’re doing. Finding a bees’ nest can be the start of your own colony since you can give them a new home. You can even make them come to you with the tips shared in the following … Read more
For over the previous 10,000 years, beekeeping has been evolving, and human beings have been discovering more modernized beekeeping equipment. There are currently over 3 types of beehives available in the market for beekeeping projects. Due to technological advancement, people are looking for more convenient, easier to manage, and high honey quantity beehives. The self-draining … Read more
A bee community in a hive is referred to as a colony. If you have ever moved close to a hive, you must have realized that there are many such creatures. They function as an organism, but it is not easy to tell the number of bees living in a hive. Knowing the number of … Read more
From time to time, beekeepers need to requeen their hives to keep them running. The requeening process requires skills, adequate planning, and careful management. However, beginners may lack the necessary skills and knowledge to carry out the process. Therefore, they inquire from experienced beekeepers and professionals to quickly and successfully carry out the task. One … Read more
Bees are essential insects in the ecosystem. Almost 90% of the globally produced food primarily depends on bees for pollination. Also, bees’ products, including wax and honey, contribute a lot to our health and living standards. However, despite the number of benefits bees bring to us and the ecosystem, we may often need to get … Read more
There are various beehive dimensions that manufacturers use when making beehive bodies. These dimensions make slight differences that cannot be easily noticed. This implies that you can use multiple brands of beehives together. A 10 frame Langstroth hive has dimensions of 19.875” x 16” x 5.875” (L x W x H), 19.875” x 16” x 6.625”, and 19.875” x 16” x 9.625” for the shallow, medium and deep hives. For an 8 … Read more
You park your car. As you disembark, an insect flies right in front of you. You ignore it because you think it’s a normal fly. But when a second and a third fly by, you throw off everything on your hands. You curse loudly and follow them through with your eyes to see where they … Read more
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
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.