Bee Fondant Recipe
Bee fondant is basically a sheet of hardened sugar candy that is used as a backup food supply to tide your bees over until they can start bringing in their own food. If you are not greedy and leave the...
View ArticleSugar Syrup for Beekeeping
Feeding bees sugar is one of those concepts in beekeeping that has a lot of controversy. It can cause as many problems as it solves so I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about the issues in sugar...
View ArticleWorking a Top Bar Hive
When I first started researching beekeeping, I was drawn to top bar hives. They are easily built out of salvaged material, don’t require lifting of heavy honey supers, and you get more wax. However,...
View ArticleHow to keep your bees out of your neighbor’s pool
As an “urban” bee keeper it is very important to take steps to also be a good neighbor. Which means, sooner or later you will have to learn how to keep your bees out of your neighbor’s pool. Having...
View ArticleTip for Storing Honey Frames Before Extraction
Today I want to share a tip that has made my beekeeping life a little easier. As I go through my hives, and pull off capped frames of honey I want to make sure that I have enough frames to make it...
View ArticleBeekeeping: How I Install a Package of Bees in the Rain
There are as many ways to keep bees as there are beekeepers, and while there are some fundamentals, most of what a beekeeper does is for their own convenience or to make the bees more productive. I say...
View ArticleJust Bees Flying in and Out of the Hive
As the title says, this is “Just Bees Flying in and Out of the Hive”. I like sitting out in front of my hives and watch them fly in and out of the hive. Doing so calms me and makes me feel good. Just...
View ArticleBeekeeping: DIY Hive Beetle Traps
Its no surprise to most people that bees are dying, and some of the reasons behind it is starting to be better understood. While I am NO expert, and am just starting with my bees, I do know that small...
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View ArticleGet Bees
I have wanted bees for a long time. I like honey, but its expensive, so I say why not make it myself (well - get bees to make it for me)...The post Get Bees appeared first on Dave's Homestead.
View ArticleTip for Storing Honey Frames Before Extraction
Today I want to share a tip that has made my beekeeping life a little easier. As I go through my hives, and pull off capped frames of honey I want to make sure that I have enough frames to make it...
View ArticleBeekeeping: How I Install a Package of Bees in the Rain
There are as many ways to keep bees as there are beekeepers, and while there are some fundamentals, most of what a beekeeper does is for their own convenience or to make the bees more productive. I say...
View ArticleJust Bees Flying in and Out of the Hive
As the title says, this is “Just Bees Flying in and Out of the Hive”. I like sitting out in front of my hives and watch them fly in and out of the hive. Doing so calms me and makes me feel good. Just...
View ArticleBeekeeping: DIY Hive Beetle Traps
Its no surprise to most people that bees are dying, and some of the reasons behind it is starting to be better understood. While I am NO expert, and am just starting with my bees, I do know that small...
View ArticleTip for Storing Honey Frames Before Extraction
Today I want to share a tip that has made my beekeeping life a little easier. As I go through my hives, and pull off capped frames of honey I want to make sure that I have enough frames to make it...
View ArticleBeekeeping: How I Install a Package of Bees in the Rain
There are as many ways to keep bees as there are beekeepers, and while there are some fundamentals, most of what a beekeeper does is for their own convenience or to make the bees more productive. I say...
View ArticleJust Bees Flying in and Out of the Hive
As the title says, this is “Just Bees Flying in and Out of the Hive”. I like sitting out in front of my hives and watch them fly in and out of the hive. Doing so calms me and makes me feel good. Just...
View ArticleBeekeeping: DIY Hive Beetle Traps
Its no surprise to most people that bees are dying, and some of the reasons behind it is starting to be better understood. While I am NO expert, and am just starting with my bees, I do know that small...
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