Stinger Bees

01/03/2020

This is a nice short article on some uses for beeswax. There are many, many more uses for it also!

Although Honey is first which comes to mind when beekeeping is mentioned, one should know that there are far many more products of honeybees. One of less famous product of honeybees is beeswax. It is formed into scales by eight wax-producing glands in the abdominal segment of worker honeybees. Alth

11/30/2019

Being from Colorado I get asked this a lot. This is a good article on the subject

https://www.beeculture.com/bees-and-cannabis/?fbclid=IwAR1lYVwt-F2Xj5ThzyY-fmtn7rDKAUa3LH5htrwbq5bh6Tt4XjQbPN0tUJ0

10/30/2019

https://beekeepingbasic.com/why-does-a-bee-sting-hurt-so-bad/?fbclid=IwAR06bZOaDYCCEoAI7vrV_YOdXBZN_B2RX_vCcbM52rSD51MzrPStNaEZYq8

A bite from a mosquito, or even a spider, is not so painful as the bee sting. Even though they do not last long, bee stings still are unpleasant. The...

11/07/2018

We have been selling a lot of our premium springtime "tree blossom" honey. I don't sell wax or pollen but do sell propolis on occasion. I was just wondering what hive products the rest of you sold. I hope you're selling as well as we have been!

09/14/2018

Winter is just around the corner in the Northern Hemisphere! Here's a good article on winter preparations and how bees survive the cold.

By: William Hesbach Evolution has provided honey bees with an extraordinary ability to thermoregulate and survive in a cold climate.1 During Winter, bees cluster...

07/25/2018

I made a video of two hives I inspected, one was a split from first hive. Both were completely honeybound and full of bees. This is how I check for queen-right colonies :) How are everyone else's hives doing?

Hive Inspection - Checking For Queen - Honeybound Hives Doing a quick inspection on a mother colony and the split made from it to check for queen right colon...

07/19/2018

If you have ever had a problem keeping your smoker lit, here is a short video on how I do it. Let me know what you use for fuel :)

This is how I light a smoker and the fuel I use to keep it lit. I have never had a problem lighting my smokers this way and they smoke for about 45 minutes w...

07/12/2018

I made a video on composting for those interested. It shows how to add the correct amounts of browns and greens to get a very hot pile.

Composting For Beginners: Getting A Perfect Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio Calculating a Carbon to Nitrogen ratio for accurate proportions of input materials and a...

05/05/2018

Cleaned out a few dead hives and set them up as swarm traps. Already caught a swarm :)