Once your hives become strong and good honey producers, and you begin to sell your honey, wax, pollen and propolis, you’ll reason that if you had more hives, you could make more money. It really does work this way! If one hive makes $400 a year, then 10 hives will make [...]
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I thought I’d take a break from the bee lessons today and tell you about how we removed a honeybee hive from a diesel engine yesterday. But, then I decided this would make a good lesson on swarms, although the hive in the engine was not a swarm, but an active [...] Welcome to Long Lane Honey Bee Farms Online Lessons! Remember that you can click on each image to enlarge them. To refresh your memory, the frames hold the foundation within the deep hive body or honey super. When starting out keeping bees, the beekeeper must decide what type of foundation is best to use. [...] When processing honey, the moisture level is important to consider. For most beekeepers, we simply let the bees tell us when the moisture level is around 17-18%. This is when the bees cap off the comb to prevent the honey from absorbing any moisture. Some beekeepers get in too big of a [...] Honey! Honey! Honey! This is why many people keep bees, to enjoy the honey. Winnie the Pooh said, “That buzzing-noise means something. If there’s a buzzing noise, somebody’s making a buzzing-noise, and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you’re a bee. …. And the [...] In our last lesson, we approached the hive from the back, smoked it, and lifted off the outer cover and inner cover. Now, we are ready to inspect what is inside. Since this is a beginning lesson, we will assume that you have installed your bees, and now you are ready [...] Having your own beehive is a blast. You’ll find yourself being entertained as the bees fly in and out for nectar. But, what’s even more amazing is to look inside and observe the bees in their own home. Your hive should be inspected approximately every two weeks. This allows proper timing [...] As you prepare to keep bees, several tools will make it much easier. Of course, you could do without the tools and probably get by, but these tools have become the best friend to the beekeeper. Let me start by sharing what I feel is ABSOLUTELY essential, and then I’ll talk about [...] Bee stings have been credited with helping a multiple sclerosis patient regain her quality of [...] |
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