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Winterizing Beekeeping Equipment
Winterizing beekeeping equipment, while the hive sleeps, avoids problems when the weather warms up.
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Movements of the Winter Bee Cluster
The honeybee cluster moves up in winter and down in summer. The combs start at the top and are added in layers, one beneath the other, as the colony expands.
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How Do Bees Survive Winter Without Pollen?
All during the foraging season, honey bees collect pollen and nectar. How do bees survive the winter without fresh pollen?
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Beekeeping Pests: What Bugs Your Bees in Winter?
It’s important to be prepared for various beekeeping pests through winter. Check out this primer on some of the more common pests that can be found in your hives.
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What Happens to Bees in the Winter?
In order to prepare your hives, it’s important to understand what happens to bees in the winter and how your climate affects them.
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How to Harvest Bee Pollen
Many a beekeeper will eventually come to wonder how to harvest bee pollen, and when, and even if they should. What do you need to know first?
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Beeswax Products
Beeswax is one of the most unique and useful natural products in the animal world. Beeswax is the ultimate eco-friendly, zero-waste option for endless uses.
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Steps for Successfully Filtering Beeswax
When people find out that we are honey bee farming, they always ask about the honey. But bees also produce beeswax and something will need to be done with the beeswax when you harvest honey.
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6 Simple Beeswax Uses
Since we started keeping bees a few years ago we’ve learned about so many beeswax uses. We had no idea it was so versatile.
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Make Your Own Beeswax Wraps
It’s easy and inexpensive to make beeswax wraps, and they make a great addition to your homestead kitchen. Here are the four steps you’ll need.
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