The Best Beekeeping Clubs Across the United Kingdom

As a beekeeper new to this fantastic hobby, one of the main decisions you will have to take in the beginning is regarding the beehive. Ask any beekeeper, and chances are you will get different opinions about each type of hive. This indicates that no single beehive design is perfect ...

In any endeavor, preparation is more than half the battle. Beekeeping is no different. One of the first things you need to do when you begin this wonderful adventure is to invest in the right equipment and supplies. You have probably already flipped through a beekeeper’s catalog which might have ...

Beekeepers need to use bee smokers when they want to inspect the bee hives or collect honey. Smoke calms the bees and prevents them from attacking or triggering a defensive response by masking their danger pheromones. This means you won't make them mad, and are less likely to get stung ...

The reward for keeping bees in your backyard or garden is honey and to extract honey from the hive, you need a reliable honey extractor. Honey extractors are of different types and choosing one can be overwhelming to a new beekeeper. While you might decide that the more expensive Flowhive ...

Does bee pollen expire? Yes. Much like any biological substance, it degrades slowly over time. Follow more to find out what the modes of action are that cause bee pollen to expire. What Is Bee Pollen? There are many different forms of pollen that we could refer to as "bee ...

Many people are aware that the honeybee and generally all other bee species are in decline globally. Adopting a hive is a way of taking personal capital and introducing it into beekeeping businesses in a way that allows us to invest in bee conservation, and also to get a bit ...

When we start planning our beekeeping business or season, we often get tempted to predict the output. How much honey per frame? This is a rather variable figure and depends on management style and bees. To help you with your planning let us delve into this a bit. How Much ...

What to do with a dead beehive? If you run through this simple diagnostic, you can work out what to do with a dead beehive. A hive can die for many reasons, and some of these reasons mean the hive is actually dangerous. Diagnosing the cause of death is important ...

Bees have a barbed sting. When they sting something with thick skin the sting will get stuck in that skin. The bee sting then pulls out of the bee and the bee will die a bit later. Now, some of us may be tempted to ask " Do bees know ...