Bee habitat, Bee Keeping Guide, Bee protection, Beehives, Beekeeping Supplies, Starting a Bee Farm
How Does A Beehive Start – Easier than you might think A question you never really ponder until your beekeeper journey starts is, how does a beehive start? Beehives have to start right? Bees reproduce on two levels. Firstly, on an individual level where eggs are...
Bee habitat, Bee Keeping Tools, Bee protection, Bee suits, Beehives, Beekeeping Supplies, Starting a Bee Farm
How Much Does A Bee Colony Cost? Have you been asking yourself, “how much does a bee colony cost?” The conversation is coming, it is a conversation you’ll have with yourself, the minister of finance (your partner) or, hopefully not, your bank manager. I really think...
Bee life span, Bee protection, Beehives
What does the inside of a beehive look like ? Have you ever wondered “What does the inside of a beehive look like?” If you’re curious, like I am, you’d probably want to know what your bees are up to – after all, you are a beekeeper. We...
Bee Keeping Tools, Bee protection, Beehives, Beekeeping Supplies
Does your beehive need Varroa Mite Treatment? Death, taxes, and varroa mites – three certainties for the modern beekeeper. It’s pretty mind blowing that in the space of 30 – 40 years the impact of such a small critter can completely change the bee keeping...
Bee Keeping Tools, Bee protection, Beehives, Beekeeping Supplies
Beehive Cleaning – 5 steps and handy hints As an enthusiastic backyard beekeeper, during the cold and long winter months, just the thought of my beehives bursting with bustling bees puts me in the mood to get out and thoroughly inspect my stash of beekeeping...
Bee habitat, Bee protection, Beehives, Beekeeping Supplies
How to use Lemongrass Oil and Spearmint Oil for Bees In the 17th Century using herbs or natural oils was thought to be mixing potions and you could very easily have been accused of being a witch! Thank goodness we have progressed since then. Now we have essential...