Mites Again, and Hive Types
Mites, Weather & Queens I’m a beekeeper, so the majority of my posts are probably about varroa mites, the weather
Category: Keeping Your Bees Alive
Beekeeping is really about keeping your bees alive. If you can’t manage to do that, you don’t have bees. It is not as easy to be successful as some people think and the learning curve is steep.
Winter Survival
How this Walrus does it I harvested my last honey in August and treated for mites as soon as the
The Three Curses
There is always something new to learn about bees. The same probably applies to almost anything. Material for my blog
Summer’s Lease Hath all too Short a Date
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the
Let’s Keep Some Perspective
Losing sleep about bees Beekeepers, especially those new to the noble art, get anxious about a multitude of factors surrounding the keeping of
Defeating the Monster
Yesterday I treated all of my hives with oxalic acid vapour using a Sublimox device plugged into a generator. The
The “Fall Four” by sassafrasbeefarm — Beekeeping365
Here’s a repost from last year. I find it timely especially for those new at keeping bees. ~sassafrasbeefarm I find
Important Varroa Research
I have just been directed to this by hivemaker on the beekeeping forum (Peter Little) and it really is groundbreaking
Managing the Mighty Mites
Gosh, it’s been a long time since I wrote a blog post. Perhaps I have some sloth DNA somewhere in
Interesting view from Stateside on feeding
via Honey Bee Feeding Considerations during Nectar Dearth