I thought I would just look around a little for Nosema in my bees. So my first disclaimer is that I am NOT a Nosema or honeybee expert! I’m a first-year beekeeper, but I’ll chat about what I found in my bees and some things I learned in a recent intermediate beekeeping course I took. The …
Read moreEeek! Nosema in my bees! – The Complete Guide (2022)
Would you like an inexpensive beehive that you could build at home and work without a lot of back strain? Kenyan and Tanzanian top bar hives each consist of a horizontal cavity with strips of wood called top bars that form the roof. The bees live in the cavity and build their comb off of the top bars. …
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Pronounced “war-ray,” these hives were designed by Abbé Émile Warré in France. He called this hive the “People’s Hive.” It’s a vertical hive, so the boxes are stacked on top of each other like with a Langstroth, but instead of adding a new empty box on top as with a Langstroth and the bees build up into it, the …
Read moreWhat are the pros and cons of a Warré hive, the “People’s Hive”?
What you need to do for your beehive winter preparation, depends on where you live. I live in upstate NY and we have some cold winters with a fair amount of snow and wind. This is what I did with my beehives this winter, and listed are some other options you have. Langstroth beehive winter preparation: The biggest challenge …
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If you’re here reading this, you must be considering keeping bees. How exciting! And if you live in the United States, it’s likely you’ve already seen Langstroth hives, either in fields, on tractor-trailers, or (sadly) on the news when CCD is discussed. This hive may be the style you want to start with. It is a vertical frame …
Thinking about beekeeping? Once you decide to be a beekeeper (woohoo!), you get to decide what kind of hive you want to run. The only thing the bees want is a dark cavity, about 40 liters/10 gallons in size, that stays dry and has a small entrance they can defend. We as beekeepers want a little more. …
Read moreWhat kind of beehive styles are there? Latest Guide