Antique Beekeeping Books
Antique beekeeping books have a lot to offer and you can find them in all kinds of places. Many have been digitized and downloadable.
Antique beekeeping books have a lot to offer and you can find them in all kinds of places. Many have been digitized and downloadable.
ACES in Alabama hosts a spring beekeeping meeting each year and it is an excellent meeting; a meeting as good as national meetings.
There’s a lot of buzz about a product called the “Flow Hive”. If you haven’t seen it yet, here is your chance. Watch and listen to how it works. As an Amazon Associate, Foxhound Bee Company may earn from qualifying purchases https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_pj4cz2VJM MY Thoughts On The Flow Hive So what do you think? I think …
So what happens to honey bees in the winter? Bees pretty much disappear from the flowers and our minds as well, not to be thought of until pollen and flowers are abundant again. The easiest way to describe what happens to bees is that they hibernate. They don’t hibernate like a grizzly bear does, but …
Beekeeping can be difficult, especially during the first two years. Even though there is a steep learning curve for beginner beekeepers, there is lots to learn before getting your first hive.
Hive scales have become fairly popular lately and for good reason. It would take years of beekeeping to develop the skills required to gather the same information a hive scale will give you. Over the course of a few readings, you can gather the data needed to estimate what is happening inside the hive without …
Getting started in beekeeping can be difficult, but there are a few steps that you should follow when thinking about becoming a beekeeper.
Thermal Cameras Beehives And Bee Removals A thermal camera or infared camera made by FLIR or SEEK is indispensable when it comes to locating bees inside a wall or estimating a bee hives strength with minimal interference. They do an excellent job detecting the changes in surface temperature so that what is behind the surface …
Fixing a failed or dead queen in a beehive can be frustrating, especially when it is the queen in your newly purchased package of bees.
It is pretty common for package bees to leave their brand new hive only days after being installed. It’s unfortunate, but this happens quite often to new beekeepers through no real fault of their own. Even though it happens frequently, there are some steps a beginner can take to reduce the risk of the new …