In the spring or in that case later in the year, honey bees swarm when their colony becomes too huge and congested with bees. They do so to relieve colony congestion and to establish new bee colonies. The queen and… Read More »How to catch a swarm.
February is here and summer is slowly progressing. In short: Harvest honey (as soon as flow is over) Inspect for diseases and mites. Treat against mites Harvesting Honey As soon as the main honey flow is over in… Read More »Things to do in February
Hi guys. This is a quick one People have asked me how we put the honey that we have harvested from our pails into jars. After the spinning we let the honey run through 2 stainless sieves directly into plastic… Read More »How to get your honey into Jars
It has been a discussion going on for years as to whether bees need 1 or 2 brood chambers with new beekeepers struggling to understand the pros and cons, as both sides bring up very good reasons as to why… Read More »One vs Two Brood Chambers
The following is a technique called split and treat, described by the German scientist and beekeeper Dr. Gerhard Liebig. It is a good way to do summer varroa mite treatments after the honey has been harvested while making extra late… Read More »Split and Treat