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When Should I Perform the First Mite Check and Treatment?
A key time for getting a jump on varroa is when the colony is broodless, since any mites present will be in a phoretic state rather than hiding inside capped brood.
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Wax Moth Treatment to Help Your Bees Win the Battle
It wasn’t until one of our hives was destroyed by wax moths and I started searching for treatments that I realized wax moths are something all hives face.
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What Happens When the Queen Bee Dies?
Raising honeybees is a challenge. One day your hive looks good and a few days later you wonder if it’s going to live.
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Starting Beekeeping: Find a Beekeeping Mentor
Mentoring is a traditional way for beekeepers to teach people starting beekeeping about tending bees. However, finding a mentor, someone who is both knowledgeable about hive management and interested in teaching you, can feel difficult, especially if you don’t know anyone who keeps bees in your area.
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Beekeeping Calendar April/May
Add to Favorites A guide to Beekeeping in the Northern Hemisphere. Loving Hive Highlights? Download other helpful resources in this series! CLICK HERE to get your pdf!
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Installing a New Queen Bee to Change Genetics
Changing genetics can be achieved by installing a new queen bee.
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All That Buzz About Bees
Honeybees have played an important role in the history of our country. Down through the years, farmers have raised bees for our use.
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Who is the Queen Honey Bee and Who is in the Hive with Her?
The honey bee hive is a busy place where every bee has a job. The hive consists of the queen honey bee, the drones, and the workers. Part of learning how to raise bees is learning what role every bee fills.
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Erika Thompson, Queen Bee of Social Media’s Beekeeping and Bee Removals
Add to Favorites “The day that I brought home my first colony of bees and started my first hive in my backyard changed my life forever,” Erika Thompson founder and …
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Medicinal Use of Bee Venom
The medicinal use of bee venom dates back thousands of years, by some accounts as far back as the Stone Age.
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