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It's often stated that swarm cells are on the bottom of the frame and supercedure cells are built in the middle of the comb. This may not always be the case.
Certainly, if a hive feels they...
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Spring has finally arrived. Several days of warm weather have brought out the dandelions, weeping willows, the first maples and I noticed one strawberry flower in front of the hive. Good amount of ...
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Last year a unique situation occured that allowed us to verify the comb spacing and cell size claims made in regards to naturally built comb. We hived a swarm while short on frames, by the time we ...
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Demonstration of how to extract comb from a top bar.
Similar to the concept outlined in Beekeeping For All, the setup in this video seems to rely on more support for the comb than is found ...
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Today was our first opportunity to see our bees since last October. We also wanted to move them out to a new location. We'd been borrowing space from a generous beekeeper friend while we secure...
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I collected this swarm from a toronto backyard last spring and sheltered them in a warré hive.
I was really struck by how cozy things feel in the hive without the frames/bee space:
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Documentary looking at migratory beekeeping in the USA from the california almond mega-monocultures and beyond.
As Ontatio's provincial apiarist reported the numbers of hives moving...
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Walt Wright Suggests constructing the hive in such a way as to reduce the need for the bees to add propolis will allow them to spend that much more time collecting honey.
He suggests trying...
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David Heaf's translated excerpts from Johann Thür work asserts the importance of heat and smell for the bees. Thür has scathing criticism for the use of frames. He claims the extra sp...
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In the spring we often find that our hives have had to cope with excess moisture building up over the winter months. When it's bad, winter moisture problems will lead to mouldy comb and cold wa...
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