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Jul 27

Beekeeping Video – Installing A Package Of Honeybees

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Jun 27

Beekeeping Video – Honey Bees Life Cycle

As a beekeeper, it is very important to understand the life cycle of the honey bee. You do not need to know the exact scientific details, but knowing the basics is essential for the everyday management of your bees –  so that you can tell if the bees are healthy and the colony strong, and if not what is wrong and what intervention is needed.

Here is a great video from ScienceOnline which explains really clearly about the life cycle of the honey bee, and has some fascinating close up shots of the bees at work.

Apr 23

Beekeeping Video: How To Feed Your Bees With Sugar Syrup

Here’s a great video from Georgia beekeeper John Pluta, showing exactly how he mixes sugar syrup to top up feed his bees in the spring and fall.

In the summer time, your bees should have a plentiful supply of nectar and pollen from flowers and trees. But in the fall, after you have harvested the honey, you need to be sure that they have enough stores to keep them going through the winter. The way you do this is by feeding them sugar syrup, which they take down into the hive, store and cap, in just the same way they do with nectar to make honey.

In the spring time, when the bees are starting to get active but before there is a plentiful supply of nectar, the bees may also need top up feeds to keep them going until there is sufficient available for them outside the hive. This top up feeding is an essential part of beekeeping – without enough food, your bees will simply starve. Aside from pests and disease, this is one of the biggest risks your bees will face, and it’s part of good beekeeping management to make sure that this does not happen.

Mar 29

Beekeeping Video – How to Check Your Hive for Sealed Brood, Eggs and Larvae.

Beekeeping videos are a great way to see exactly what experienced beekeepers are looking for when they open their hives. Here’s a video from well known Illionis beekeeper David Burns.

In mid March he checked this hive and there was no brood, but now, as you can see in the video, the queen is working very hard & there is lots of brood – exactly what you want to see at this time of year.

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