Removing Bees
by Michael Young Find the opening entrance that the bees are flying into. Remove the outside covering and spray a little thin sugar syrup….
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NEW PRODUCTS: B-Funnel; Oxalic Acid; red headed honey. Book – Some Important Operations In Bee Management.
by Bee Culture Staff Some Important Operations In Bee Management. T.S.K. and M.P. Johansson. Originally published by IBRA, now Northern Bee Books, UK. Available…
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It Takes A Hive – How To Run A Successful Crowd Funding Campaign
by Ian Everett The crowdfunding story of Flow Hive, from Australian inventors Stuart and Cedar Anderson, became an internet phenomenon earlier this year, when…
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Make a Triangle Bee Escape: Heck, make one for every hive
by Rick Andrews With the dog days of Summer in full swing, it might be time to start thinking about this year’s honey harvest. Do you recall…
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New Products: Books – Simple Smart Beekeeping; Honey (cookbook); Beekeeping for Dummies, Third Edition.
by Bee Culture Staff Honey. Everyday Recipes For Cooking And Baking with Nature’s Sweetest Secret Ingredient. By Angelo Prosperi-Porta. Published by Greystone Books Ltd,…
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Bigger Picture: How to Plan your Garden
by Jessica Louque This past year, Bobby and I had a fairly prolific garden. It was so prolific, in fact, we wasted a lot…
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Bee Hive Stands: This may be the Golden Age of Hive Stands
by James E. Tew What a pleasant surprise Last month, I wrote that, “I would like to come up with a design for individual…
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Where Will They Go? Evaluate Your Potential Apiary Location
by Larry Connor Early on in your pre-beekeeping planning, you should carefully evaluate all your potential apiary locations. Evaluate location options with a mentor…
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Introducing Her Royal Higness
by Ross Conrad There are at least two instances where a beekeeper may need to introduce a new queen to a colony. When a…
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Repairing A Leather Bellows Smoker
By William Hesbach Leather, the mainstay fabric of early smokers, existed in an age of less disposable products making repair a common skill…
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Flow Hive
by Ross Conrad Stewart and Cedar Anderson of Byron Bay, Australia have made history and are fast becoming legendary. The father and son team…
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by Ed Simon To sell your honey at a farmers market or a flea market you need a gimic to get the people to…
Read MoreAsk Phil: December 2014
Phil Craft Got A Question? He knows! A beekeeper in Ohio writes: I would like to purchase three or more nucs next Spring for…
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