Could’ve gone better but two barrels of honey and I doubled my apiary.
Tag: Beekeeping
Three Dangers That Can Actually Ruin Beekeepers
…with proper mitigation most of these problems can be overcome.
Harsh Heat Index Postpones The Honey Harvest… and other humidity problems
With a heat index of 115° beekeeping gets dangerous…
Lessons Learned: How I Murdered 47 Beehives
We killed so many bees I expected hate mail from PETA…
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Honey Recipe: Bee’s Knees Cocktail
…this cocktail has a refreshing flavor that’s perfect for a hot summer night.
DIY Hive Beetle Vacuum and Getting Paid To Poop
It sucked up the beetles, even from the hard to reach corners and grooves inside the hive.
Selling Honey At The Farmer’s Market – the 8th Circle of Hell
It was not what I expected…
Why You Should Keep Beehives In The Garden
Honeybees increase fruit weight by as much as 78%.
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Feed or Not To Feed Bees – Surviving The Dearth
Local flooding has has caused delays in nectar flows…
How To Straw-Bale Garden On The Fly
There are three ways to straw bale garden…
How To Build Bee Hives At $0.02 On The Dollar
A Beekeeper can literally start with a hand saw and hammer and turn it into the American Dream.
A Lazy Guy’s Weekend On A Suburban Bee Farm
Do you have a list? If you are like me, there is so much that needs to be done, that when anything comes up, I just say, “put it on the list.”
Death By A Thousand Cuts – Frame Production Lags
…total of 15 cuts per side – that’s 4,500 cuts and took about 7 hours.
Wooden Frames: Saving Money Without Wasting Time
Buying deep plastic frames cost about $3.00 or so, while building wooden frames myself cost about $0.55
Absolutely On Target: Up 26 Hives – Down 22lbs
There is one foolproof way to kill beetles…
How I Increased My Hives And Lost Weight
GAINS: 2 Rabbits and 5 more Hives LOSES: 1 Lazy Goose and 14.8lbs
Angry Bees In My Bonnet & Hive Beetle Management
It’s hard to tell if the red whelp on my cheek came from the bee stinging me on the nose or from me punching that bee with my fist like it was a grown man.
Hive Bottom Blueprint: Save Money Ripping 2×4’s Down To Size
2×4’s cost less than $3.00, while 1×4’s cost closer to $4.50 – 50% of the wood at 150% the cost. So here is how I used 2×4’s on my hive lids and bottoms:
Book Review: The Wonders Of Beekeeping
I have owned this book since 2014 and I listen to it every year before the beekeeping season starts. Alex Norton’s Scottish brogue has become the theme music of my beekeeping journey.
2019 First Hive Inspection: Is All Hope Lost?
As I left the house, I felt as if I would vomit. Every plan I have for the next 5 years hinges on ending this year with 100 hives – and to do that, I need at least 13 hives to have survived the winter.
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