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Beekeeping Groups & Associations
Find local groups, apiary inspectors, journals, and more...
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Common Hive Byproducts
Though most keepers associate apiaries with honey, bees do so much more...
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Backyard Beekeeping Supplies List
Exactly how much stuff does it take to become a beekeeper? And what is all of it used for...
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Bee-Friendly Flowers
Beyond their economic utility as pollinators, honey bees are fascinating animals to watch...
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Bee Roles: What Happens in the Hive
Honeybees are truly amazing insects. They have survived since before the existence...
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Can You Keep Bees With Kids?
Many beekeepers will tell you that having kids doesn’t mean you can’t also be a beekeeper...
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How To Stop 4 Pests From Damaging Your Beehives
n the western U.S., as elsewhere, Varroa mites are among the most serious hive pests...
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Emergency Winter Feeding
If you live in a cold climate, then winter feeding will be a hot topic for you...
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Find The Best Location For Beehives on Your Property
Don’t over-think this one, y’all. You’ll find a lot of daunting information online...
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Historic Uses of Honey
Humans have been collecting honey for 9,000 years, perhaps longer, primarily for...
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How To Choose Which Bee Stock Is Right For You
Choosing a bee stock requires some research. Just like dog breeders, beekeepers...
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How To Feed A Beehive
For the health of your bees, you should feed your hive in the early spring...
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How to Winterize a Beehive
Many beehives are lost over the winter, often due to starvation, chilling, pests...
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Inspecting Your Hive
As beekeepers, we often hear that we need to “check on our hives.” But, what does this mean...
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Introducing a Queen Bee
There are a lot of different ways to introduce a new queen to a hive or nuc...
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Prep Your Apiary For New Bees
Whether you have decided on package bees or a miniature colony complete with...
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Prevent Swarming: Learn How to Split a Hive
Splitting your hive can be a nerve-wracking business. That’s all right...
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Registering Your Beehives
Becoming a beekeeper is an exciting decision to make, but it is also a hobby...
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Requeening Beehives: Everything You Need to Know
or the beginner beekeeper, the thought of requeening your beloved hive might be a daunting...
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Step by Step: Installing New Bee Package
Installing a new bee package is not difficult, if you rehearse the steps needed...
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The 8 Time-Tested Parts of a Beekeeper Hive
For beginning beekeepers, it’s helpful to understand what the 8 time-tested parts of...
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The biggest threat to your beehive
Varroa mites are tiny red parasites about the size of a pinhead that feed on the blood of bees...
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Why Beekeeping? There’s More To It Than The Honey
No doubt about it, bees are a hot topic lately. Whether it is in the ranching, gardenin...
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When and How to Extract Honey
Generally speaking, there is a long window of time for harvesting honey...
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When to Add Honey Supers to a Standard Hive
You may be overdue for adding honey supers to your hives...