Category: Basic Beekeeping
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Recognize a Queenless Colony Before It Is Too Late!
One of a beekeeper’s worst nightmares Realizing you have no queen in a colony you previously did is generally a bad day, but realizing it too late is a REALLY bad day. This post is all about how to spot a queenless colony early on. The signs The good news is that you can follow…
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Rookie Beekeeping Mistakes- What I wish I had known
So your hive is all set up, and your bees are almost ready for pickup. What now? Well, at this point most people just jump right in, and “wing it”. There’s a time in beekeeping to just start, but there are also some simple mistakes that can end up killing your bees. This post will…
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Keeping your bees while on vacation
You can set them up and be away from home for a little while As I was preparing to go on vacation, I wanted to make sure I’d set up a post for Sunday. And I thought to myself, what better topic to write about than setting bees up to be left for a little…
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Thinking about getting bees?
Where to start The thought of starting to keep bees can be so exciting. But at least for me, it was also an overwhelming learning curve to start out with. I don’t think beekeepers ever stop learning (at least the good ones don’t), that learning curve is always there. Once you understand the basics, you’ll…
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A Simple Way to Make Splits
You don’t have to know how to graft If you are anything like me, the idea of splitting your hives is enough to make you giddy. It can be so addicting. I decided just this weekend, that I have to force myself to stop making splits. I don’t have enough equipment for them the way…