Beekeeper practices

Watching swarming honey bees can definitely alarm some people. Nevertheless, most of the time, it is a natural process. It is a familiar sight during the spring and early summer. Honey bees intuitively manage the development of their colony and existence by swarming. Even though honeybees can swarm from their hive whenever they want, they lean towards swarming most during springtime. From time to time, honeybees swarm when they think it's time to create another colony. Nevertheless, there are...

These days, many cities are looking for sustainable economic progress and they might want to invest in urban beekeeping to attain that goal. In contrast to what you might believe, urban bees have better chances of survival while producing more honey and live a healthier life than rural bees. So it is often recommended to invest in urban beekeeping. Nurturing beehives in an urban setting will not only improve cities economically but also have an encouraging impact on bee health and,...

Pollination is a normal process that occurs in the life cycle of plants. In this process, the pollen of a flower is transferred to another flower for fertilization. There are several types of pollination, but the basic result is the same. The process of pollination makes sure that the diversity of plant types stays through pollinators like bees, birds, and insects.

Honey bees play a very critical role in the agricultural production of U.S. Pollination done by established and managed honey bee colonies augments at least $15 billion to the worth of U.S. agriculture yearly with amplified yields and top-quality produce. But managed honey has been under some serious pressure for quite some time now, which has resulted in the collapse of many colonies. Let's have a look at why honey production is reducing in the United States:

Beekeeping is a very rewarding hobby. Bees are wonderful creatures who pollinate plants and keep our earth luscious and green. Due to our efforts in keeping the number of bees alive to combat global warming, we can find so many books and information out there that can teach us about the ins and outs of beekeeping.

Being outdoors and frolicking in the grass is fun and refreshing until you get a bee sting. Bees are wonderful creatures that do so much for our environment. Nonetheless, bee stings can be painful, especially when it happens to your dog! When it happens to your dog, often times you will be left wondering what has happened as your dog is unable to verbally convey the message of course. Bee stings happen to dogs more often than you think! We’ve all seen funny pictures of dogs who’ve been stung...

There are many tips to keep organic bees. First of all, it’s important to understand the word ‘beekeeping’ this means that a keeper that takes care of bees and implements steps to keep their colonies protective. The whole process is natural by all means, but this can’t be 100% organic. Honey bees are providing us with great advantages, so we should consider it and deal with it in every single imaginable way.

Honey is loved by everyone because of its amazing taste and health benefits. Whenever we think of honey, a sweet light yellow colored thing comes in our mind. But do you know that there are more than 300 types of honey? Yes, that is true, and one popular type of honey is Acacia Honey.

Sun hive is a popular type of beehive design and it makes your bees feel like they are in a natural hive. This beehive design was founded by German sculptor Guenther Muncke. This bee nest has an egg-like shape and it is suspended above the ground versus the standard beehives that rest on the earth. He designed this hive after carefully observing the wild bees nest. This reason for designing this natural-looking beehive is to promote natural beekeeping. Natural beekeeping means treating your...

Bees play a very important role in our ecosystem. They are responsible for the production of the food we eat. Bees help in pollinating seeds and they account for one-third of the total food production. Many people are scared of bees and they want to get rid of these amazing creatures. You can understand the common bee behavior and characteristics if you can get close to them.

It is quite hard to identify queen excluders as good or bad. The ultimate question is, is it good or bad for the bees? Does it result in the production of less or more honey? How often should they be used and how to use them? But since there are no direct answers available with supporting evidence, the question of it being good or bad solely depends on what you are looking for!

Assessing the strength of the beehive is one of the most important jobs for the beekeeper. There are different methods and ways you can use to determine exactly how strong your beehive is.