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 It’s really odd to find something you wrote being used as the main topic of somebody else’s video, especially when you’ve never met or even heard of the person. That’s the internet for you. In this case the videographer is LDSPrepper and, luckily, he found that my technique for moving a hive worked perfectly [...] . . . is the beekeeper We like to think we know better than the bees about what is good for them, play scientist, and put all manner of elixirs and whatnot in the hives. We tend to root through the brood nests more often than needed because we feel the urge to do [...] The conversation begins like this, “I’m a new beekeeper with a quick question. How do I keep my bees from swarming?” Then, even before the paroxysms of laughter, snorting, and choking die down, an officious, self-important beekeeper proclaims, “My bees don’t swarm because I keep them content and happy.” Wow, where do I begin? [...] I’ve been receiving a lot of mail from beekeepers wanting to know how to get their bees to start building comb in a new super. I’ve shared ideas that I’ve heard about or tried myself. Now I’m going to tell you want I really think. I think your bees haven’t moved into the new [...] I’m always in trouble with someone. Recently I’ve crossed tracks with Hive Tracks and let loose on Bee Tight. For those of you unfamiliar, these are both computer programs designed to help with beehive record keeping. As much as I love technology, however, I just can’t bring it into the bee yard. Every time [...] Believe it or not, today is the first day of fall. Your bees are decreasing in number. Pollen and nectar are becoming scarce. The bees are clustering at night. It is a good time to review your winter preparations. Mite treatments should be complete. Ideally, any mite treatments should be completed early enough that [...] Since I wrote about triangle escape boards, I’ve had some questions about which side is up. It works like this: the round hole faces up and the screened triangles face down. You put the board above the brood chamber and below the supers you want to empty. A typical colony, then, may look as [...] The population in a beehive fluctuates depending on the season. These changes—due to changes in temperature and food availability—vary somewhat depending on local conditions and the subspecies of bee. But a keen understanding of this cycle helps a beekeeper make good management decisions. The example below is based on the climate in temperate North [...] Although there are many ways to add ventilation to a hive—and there is much room for beekeeper creativity—several issues should be kept in mind. These include predators, robbing, rain, and cross drafts. Predators include other species that feed on honey bees, bee larvae, or honey stores. For example, in many areas yellow jackets will [...] |
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