Congratulations! You’ve decided to adopt a colony of backyard honeybees. Keeping these smart, organized, and resourceful little creatures can be a very rewarding hobby. Before you purchase or otherwise acquire your bees, you’ll need to set up a hive for them to live, breed, and make honey in.
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Why are my Bees on the outside of the hive? This is a question we often hear from novice backyard beekeepers. Is something wrong? Do the bees not like their hive? In fact, it is called bearding and it is a normal, natural bee behavior that indicates a healthy hive and healthy bees. When you
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Bee smoker is an essential tool for beekeepers to help calm honeybees and make them less aggressive. Bees have a natural instinct to protect their hive and will send signals to other bees that the hive is under attack. Smoke acts as a natural pacifier for bees and causes them to not feel threatened when
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So you want to delve into the fantastic pastime of beekeeping at home. Congratulations! But as well as some basic know-how, you’ll also need to invest in some specific beekeeping equipment. Here are the essential beekeeping supplies you absolutely must have in order to get started with backyard beekeeping:
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Beekeeping is a fulfilling and environmentally impactful hobby that allows you to nurture and care for these incredible insects while reaping the benefits of their honey and pollination services. When it comes to how to start a beehive, where do you begin?