Learning how to clean and render beeswax will help you get more out of your beehive and a nicer end product especially if you want to make your own cosmetics or candles. … [Read more...] about How to Clean and Render Beeswax
Bees
Beekeeping Mistakes
Many new beekeepers make mistakes and like with any skill, sometimes you make some bad mistakes which cause things to fail. In this post I share my beekeeping mistakes so you can learn from them and hopefully avoid making the same ones. … [Read more...] about Beekeeping Mistakes
Installing A Package Of Bees: The Tools and Prep You NEED Before They Arrive!
Installing a package of bees can be a nerve racking experience for a novice beekeeper and one which I promise you is far easier if you are prepared and ready to go before the bees arrive. Read on to see what tools and preparations you need to make before installing a … [Read more...] about Installing A Package Of Bees: The Tools and Prep You NEED Before They Arrive!
Free Bees! How to Build Swarm Traps and Bait Hives Really Cheap
Spring is just around the corner even if there is several inches of snow on the ground! February is a great time to start building swarm traps and setting bait hives ready for swarm season to catch a free swarm. I built this 3 frame bait hive using reclaimed wood … [Read more...] about Free Bees! How to Build Swarm Traps and Bait Hives Really Cheap
My Hive Is Probably Dead
My beehive is probably dead. We hear no gentle humming when we put an ear up to the hive and the bodies of dead bees outside the door is piling up to alarming proportions. I think I made a heap of novice beekeeping mistakes and those rookie errors killed my hive but I … [Read more...] about My Hive Is Probably Dead
How to Make Mead Homebrew Recipe: Killer Mead
Here are two of our favorite mead recipes so you can see how to make mead at home. … [Read more...] about How to Make Mead Homebrew Recipe: Killer Mead
Save The Bees
Dear Readers, With Spring just around the corner, I wanted to inspire you to grow some bee friendly plants this year in your gardens to help the declining bee population. … [Read more...] about Save The Bees
