In nature, bees typically build their hives in hollows and cavities in trees and logs. Climate permitting, they will also construct comb, which hangs down in the shape of a smooth catenary curve. To...
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Beekeeping is increasingly more frequently being taken up as an amateur hobby. This can be attributed to many factors, ranging from increased awareness of the importance of bees within the ecosystem...
A nuc, short for “nucleus”, is essentially a smaller colony of a few thousand bees. Of course, that does not really answer the question of how these are created and what they are for, but this...
It seems that beekeeping has reached a peak of broad popularity these days, with setting up a small apiary now a frequently enjoyed pastime. Yet where things really matter, it hasn’t been going...
Who hasn’t heard of the proverbial “busy” bee? But how busy is the beekeeper? With beekeeping becoming ever more popular as an amateur hobby, many initiates wonder just how much time...
Beekeeping is a practice with a history that dates back thousands of years. From the ancient cultures of northern Africa to the Egypt of King Tutankhamun, enterprising beekeepers have depended on...
