How To Care For A Beehive In The Winter Apiary Beekeeping Bees Hive Hive Winterization Honey Bees How To Care For A Beehive In The Winter With cold winter weather upon us, most bee populations have taken to their hives to nestle down with their colony and their honey for the winter. The winter season is a harsh time for most of nature, but with the right w… Mann Lake 6 years ago
An Inspection Reflection An Inspection Reflection “Little by little, one travels far” – J.R.R. Tolkien, English Writer and Academic Second year into beekeeping, and I still find it hard to contain my excitement. After the big install of bees into my three hives, I was… Mann Lake 6 years ago
How To Monitor And Control Varroa Mites Beekeeping Bees Hive Treatments Honey Bees Mites Varroa Mites How To Monitor And Control Varroa Mites Monitoring mites in your hives is an important part of beekeeping to ensure that your hives thrive! Read our guide for a few simple ways to manage and monitor the varroa mite population in your hive.Control The Varroa Mi… Mann Lake 7 years ago
All About Healthy Bees All About Healthy Bees “Okay, all you girls out to the landing board for wing-ups and pollen basket stretching! We are also going to groom well afterwards and dislodge these pesky Varroa mites.”Obviously we can’t put our bees through this regi… Mann Lake 7 years ago
Bearding: Are My Bees Going to Swarm? Bearding: Are My Bees Going to Swarm? Summer is officially here, and it is HOT! If you’ve noticed your bees clustered at the hive entrance, you might have a few questions about what they’re doing. Are they going to swarm? Do I need to do anything… Mann Lake 7 years ago
Why Do I Need a Double Screen? Why Do I Need a Double Screen? What is a double screen? A double screen is just what its name implies, two screens divided with a wooden frame in between.Double screens are useful forswarm prevention and creating a cell-building unit above a que… Mann Lake 7 years ago
Check, Please! Beekeeping Varroa Mites Varroa Mite Check Varroa EasyCheck Honey Bees Bees Check, Please! “Look, that rabbit’s got a vicious streak a mile wide. It’s a killer.” – Tim, Monty Python and The Holy GrailI was once told an interesting comparison by a fellow beekeeper. She mentioned that size-wise a varroa mite o… Mann Lake 7 years ago
Everything You Need To Know About Raising Queens Everything You Need To Know About Raising Queens Raising queens can vary in complexity. This can be as simple as performing a “walk-away” split, letting the bees naturally rear a new queen, or as intricate as instrumental insemination procedures. If you're … Mann Lake 7 years ago
Keeping the Swarm Keeping the Swarm Capturing a swarm is more than half the fun; keeping it once you bring it home is another challenge.A customer wrote in saying they wish they had known more about how to catch and keep swarms, saying they have caught sev… Mann Lake 7 years ago
