Bees

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the words splitts - honey bee suite are in white letters on a beige background
Beehive splits: What they are and how to make them - Honey Bee Suite
Splits - Honey Bee Suite
an empty glass on a wooden table with a napkin in the middle and one piece of paper sticking out of it
Comb honey in glass jars - Honey Bee Suite
The glass jar comb honey super shown below is a refinement of the one made by beekeeper Morris Ostrofsky of southwestern Oregon. A detailed description of Morris’ equipment and process can be found here: Glass Jar Beekeeping—Creating Edible Art. After reading his account, I decided to make several tweaks to fit my own situation. The … Read more
a group of bottles filled with honeybees sitting on top of a wooden table
Varroa Mite Treatments for Your Beehives- Carolina Honeybees
The use of Essential oils is included in the search for the best varroa mite treatment for bees. Carolina Honeybees
the cake is covered in powdered sugar and sits on top of a metal pan
How to harvest Honey from Natural Comb - Milkwood: permaculture courses, skills + stories
extracting honey from natural comb, without heat.
the diagram shows how bugs can be found in an area with many different types of insects
Queen Rearing
queen rearing - visual of how long it takes from egg to laying queen
a person grating cheese into a white cup on a wooden table with other plates and utensils
Cutting & Bottling Honey
This guy is using foundationless frames, not top bars, but the method (crush and drain) is the same.
a person grating cheese into a white cup on a wooden table with other plates and utensils
Cutting & Bottling Honey
This guy is using foundationless frames, not top bars, but the method (crush and drain) is the same.
beekeepers and hive boxes with the words 8 steps for successful hive inspection on them
8 Honey Bee Hive Inspection Tips
Describes eight tips for making honey bee hive inspections successful - especially for beginning beekeepers.
two buckets filled with liquid sitting on top of a table next to a bag of sugar
Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia
Bee Feeding Recipes: When feeding bees, it is the sugar, not the water that the bees need. By mixing the sugar to water at different ratios, the beekeeper can encourage certain behaviors. Below are sugar syrup recipes from Keith Tignor, State Apiarist, and the actions they stimulate within the hive. Also included are candy recipes and instructions for dry sugar feeding used as emergency winter food when temperatures are below 50 degrees Fahrenheit.