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What Do Bees Do in Winter?
25/02/2022

What Do Bees Do in Winter?

Add to Favorites The honey bee cluster moves up in winter and down in summer. The downward movement is easiest to see in a feral colony built into a tree …

If you tell your friends and neighbors that you are growing a “Bee Bee” tree for your bees, they will probably think you...
23/02/2022

If you tell your friends and neighbors that you are growing a “Bee Bee” tree for your bees, they will probably think you are kidding! A magnet for pollinators of all kinds, it is a a great small tree, also known as Korean evodia (Evodia daniellii or Tetradium daniellii).

  If you tell your friends and neighbors that you are growing a "Bee Bee" tree for your bees, they will probably think you are kidding! A magnet for

What Distinguishes a Winter Bee from a Regular Worker is the Presence of Enlarged Fat Bodies
22/02/2022

What Distinguishes a Winter Bee from a Regular Worker is the Presence of Enlarged Fat Bodies

All during the foraging season, honey bees collect pollen and nectar. They use nectar for energy to keep going from day to day. Any extra nectar is turned into honey and stored in combs.

When people ask me how they can help bees, I used to say, “Plant a pollinator garden!” I would then rattle off a list of...
20/02/2022

When people ask me how they can help bees, I used to say, “Plant a pollinator garden!” I would then rattle off a list of bee-friendly flowers and shrubs to get them started. Then I had an epiphany. A tree provides much more forage than any patch of flowers ever could. It’s so obvious, but it isn’t often discussed. The more I read, the more I realized that trees have many benefits for bees. Read on to discover them all.

When people ask me how they can help bees, I used to say, "Plant a pollinator garden!" I would then rattle off a list of bee-friendly flowers and shrubs While pollinator gardens are a great way to help bees, they require a lot of upkeep. For long-term benefits and little maintentenance, plant native...

How to Easily Install Package Bees in a New Hive
19/02/2022

How to Easily Install Package Bees in a New Hive

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Learning how to install package bees isn't all that difficult, but if you are new to beekeeping, it can be helpful to see the process from start to finish.

Many pollinator species have suffered serious declines in recent years. Unfortunately, most of our landscapes offer litt...
17/02/2022

Many pollinator species have suffered serious declines in recent years. Unfortunately, most of our landscapes offer little in the way of appropriate habitat, forage, and housing. Even the most beautiful gardens are not always healthy ecosystems for pollinators. Design choices, plant selections, and maintenance practices can make a huge difference in creating your own healthy ecosystem.

Attracting pollinators to your garden requires consideration of factors ranging from how to group plants to what kind of shelter you provide for larvae.

Why Nucs are Better than Catching Bee Swarms
16/02/2022

Why Nucs are Better than Catching Bee Swarms

Add to Favorites By Ed Dane – Is buying bees better than catching bee swarms? It is if you buy nucs. There are several ways to start beekeeping. Most beginners start …

Have you ever wondered why beekeepers use smokers? Bee smokers temporarily stun bees to make hive access easier. Learn h...
14/02/2022

Have you ever wondered why beekeepers use smokers? Bee smokers temporarily stun bees to make hive access easier. Learn how to properly use a bee smoker today.

Have you ever wondered why beekeepers use smokers? Bee smokers temporarily stun bees to make hive access easier. Learn how to properly use a bee smoker today.

Learn how one editor prepares their top bar hive for winter!
12/02/2022

Learn how one editor prepares their top bar hive for winter!

We have decided what to do with the top bar hive for winter. We last examined it in mid-October to check out how much food it had. There are 14 or 15

Did you know that some species of mining bees smell like lemon? Or how about that they live in solitary nests in the gro...
08/02/2022

Did you know that some species of mining bees smell like lemon? Or how about that they live in solitary nests in the ground? Find out more about them now.

Did you know that some species of mining bees smell like lemon? Or how about that they live in solitary nests in the ground? Find out more about them now.

A beginners guide to understanding and working a smoker correctly.
06/02/2022

A beginners guide to understanding and working a smoker correctly.

A beginners guide to understanding and working a smoker correctly.

Honeybees and bumblebees are the two most well-known bee species. Many people assume that the two live very similarly or...
03/02/2022

Honeybees and bumblebees are the two most well-known bee species. Many people assume that the two live very similarly or that what is true of honey bees is also true of bumblebees, but they have some fascinating differences. Read on to find out how bumblebees differ from honeybees.

Honeybees and bumblebees are the two most well-known bee species. Many people assume that the two live very similarly or that what is true of honey bees Honey bees and bumble bees are the two most well-known bee species. Now, discover the key differences between the two species.

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