Beekeeping is an honorable occupation practiced the world over. Some people practice beekeeping as a primary occupation while others do it part time. Still others keep bees as a hobby. It is all good. The world needs more beekeepers in order to sustain bee populations that have suffered significantly in the last 20 years. However, …
Advice for New Beekeepers: What Does Beekeeping Entail? Read More »
As far as safety equipment go, your beekeeping suits, gloves, and jackets are probably the most important to you. It makes sense then that you want to look after them carefully, not only so that they keep protecting you, but also because you want them to last as long as possible. At the end of …
Although bees can and do obviously sting, unlike many other types of stinging insects, they only do so defensively. Nevertheless, almost every beekeeper on the planet will have been stung a few times by the time he or she hangs up the smoker. It is almost inevitable. In saying that though, there are some tips …
How Beekeepers Can Avoid Getting Stung – 18 Great Suggestions Read More »
Beekeeping is an incredibly fascinating hobby thanks to, among other things the natural life cycle and function of honeybees. If you are an experienced beekeeper, here’s a question: is there anything more fascinating than splitting a hive and watching the two new hives develop? In my opinion, there’s nothing else in beekeeping quite like splitting …
How to Split a Beehive and Create a Second Colony Read More »
If you are considering taking up beekeeping, as a hobby or a professional endeavor, there are a few things to consider beforehand as well as a number of things that will need to be obtained or purchased – namely the bees. But it is not as though you can go to your nearest supermarket or …
Where to Get Bees From When You Start Out Beekeeping Read More »
Would you be surprised to learn that there are different forms of specialized beekeeping? One of them is known as migratory beekeeping. Not a lot of people know what this is because it doesn’t get a lot of press. But without migratory beekeeping, a good percentage of the agriculture across the world would be harmed. …
