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Education: The Langstroth Hive Components

Education: The Langstroth Hive Components

The basic 10 frame Langstroth hive typically consists of a hive stand, bottom board,entrance reducer, two hive bodies (for brood), one or two supers (for surplus honey), an inner cover and outer cover. The number …
8 years ago
Thinking About Keeping Bees? Part 3: Preparing for Your Bees

Thinking About Keeping Bees? Part 3: Preparing for Your Bees

This is the third article in our series, Thinking About Keeping Bees. Read Part 1 and Part 2 here. This month we’ll cover preparing the apiary and final preparation for your bees’ arrival. PREPARING THE APIAR…
Mann Lake 8 years ago
Bee Swarm Prevention Tips
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Bee Swarm Prevention Tips

Bee Swarm Prevention Tips for Beginner Beekeepers TL;DR:While swarming is a natural reproductive process for bees, it can be a costly setback for beekeepers. This chapter outlines how to spot the early warnin…
Mann Lake 8 years ago
How To Install Bees From a Bee Bus

How To Install Bees From a Bee Bus

This year, our Purebred Russians will be arriving in a Bee Bus, learn how to install your bees with this helpful video from our friend Charles Linder.Check it out!
8 years ago
Prep Work

Prep Work

Prep Work “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” –Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States Spring is here, finally! The snow is mostly gone, and the…
8 years ago
How to Install Package Bees and Nucs

How to Install Package Bees and Nucs

Bee season's here, and there's no shortage of questions about the best way to install package bees or nucs. Whether you’re a veteran or beginner beekeeper, a refresher always comes in handy. A how-to video is also thro…
8 years ago
Learn The Beekeeping, Be The Beekeeping

Learn The Beekeeping, Be The Beekeeping

“I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.” –Eartha Kitt, Singer/Actor Did you ever have a dream that you’re back in high school and all of a sudden the teacher starts handing out a test you just kno…
8 years ago
Education: Meet The Colony

Education: Meet The Colony

Honey bees live together as a colony. Every colony is made of two female castes and one male. In the spring, a 3 lbs. package of honey bees (about 10,000) will be installed. A colony’s peak population will be reached in …
8 years ago
A Friendly Introduction

A Friendly Introduction

“I’m going on an adventure!” -Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyI’ll admit that I’ve been looking for an excuse to use that Bilbo Baggins quote for a long time. However, it actually does feel like it fits …
Mann Lake 8 years ago
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