Beekeeping 101
Guidance on Buying Hygienic Bees
Add to Favorites Honeybees bred for various characteristics have fascinated beekeepers for decades. Bees can be bred for overwintering, honey production, gentleness, and even hygienic behavior. The problem is that …
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The Unsolved Mystery: Washboarding Behavior in Bees
Often observed at the entrance to hives, washboarding is a purposeful group behavior involving anywhere from a few to several hundred bees engaging in a swaying to-and-fro movement reminiscent of scrubbing clothes on a washboard.
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Eusocial Insects Meet Social Media
It’s the age of social media, and while TikTok dances and Snapchat filters are still taking the internet by storm, there’s something new causing a buzz — bees!
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What to Do Before Buying Your First Bees
Before you run out and buy your first set of bees, there are a few things you should do to ensure your venture into beekeeping is a success.
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Breeder Queen Selection
Here’s a short guide for breeder queen selection: what to look for when assessing and what you can expect along the way.
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Top 10 Reasons for Starting Beekeeping
Honeybees do not necessarily require the management skills of a learned beekeeper for optimum results. Here are the top 10 reasons to start beekeeping.
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Do Bees Need Doctors?
If you own farm animals, it is a given you will call on a veterinarian at some point. But what about your honeybees? Do they need a veterinarian?
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The Secret of Winter Bees vs Summer Bees
We all know that female honey bees are divided into two castes: workers and queens. Although they both arise from normal fertilized eggs, the larvae that hatch from those eggs are nurtured differently.
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My Honeybee Farming Project Year One
With all our research and questions before obtaining our first nuc, uncertainty reared its ugly head as we ventured into our honeybee farming project.
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Should My Supers Be Below the Inner Cover for Winter?
Beekeepers often put the inner cover below the honey supers to encourage the bees to move it down to the brood area.
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