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mason bees

Mason bees in a honey bee hive

May 20, 2016
43 Comments
3 min read
how to

How to use a swarm seducer to catch a swarm as it leaves the hive

May 16, 2016
28 Comments
4 min read
beekeeping equipment

A new way to weigh your hives

May 10, 2016
23 Comments
4 min read
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pollen

Using a top-mounted pollen trap

May 9, 2016
33 Comments
6 min read
Varroa mites have many ways of moving from one colony of honey bees to another.
varroa mites

7 common methods of varroa mite transmission

May 3, 2016
32 Comments
4 min read
publications

Book review | Following the Wild Bees

April 29, 2016
9 Comments
3 min read
how to

How to fit deep frames into medium boxes

April 26, 2016
28 Comments
4 min read
A healthy male mason bee sipping nectar from Vinca minor. Photo © Rusty Burlew
mason bees

Mason bees actually sting, kind of

April 22, 2016
39 Comments
4 min read
Queen-bee-Pixabay photo
bee biology

When will a newly emerged queen begin to lay?

April 19, 2016
123 Comments
3 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
swarming

An early swarm becomes two

April 17, 2016
19 Comments
4 min read
honey production

The nectar was there, but now it’s gone

April 15, 2016
12 Comments
3 min read
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honey bee management

How can you make your bees…

April 11, 2016
12 Comments
4 min read
A queen excluder above a brood box.
beekeeping equipment

How to use a queen excluder: safe and practical ways

April 6, 2016
23 Comments
7 min read
Most beekeepers use two common sugar syrup ratios when feeding honey bees.
feeding bees

How important are sugar syrup ratios?

April 3, 2016
63 Comments
4 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
queen bees

Should I destroy extra queen cells?

March 29, 2016
47 Comments
4 min read
Bees and their queen on a honeycomb. Pixabay
hive stands and structures

How to keep evil spirits out of the bee yard

March 24, 2016
10 Comments
5 min read
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