by Nicolas Geant | Oct 18, 2018 | News
To create a new bee hive, the beekeeper makes nucs with frames of brood and honey. A nucs is simply a half-hive made from one of the beekeeper’s beehives by split. Several ways to make a split: – We can simply cut a hive in 2 by taking half the frames which are then...
by Nicolas Geant | Oct 14, 2018 | Non classé
Do you want to have bees in your garden? The first purchase in beekeeping and the most important is to purchase honey bees. Two possible prices: – $350.00 for a hive with bees – $169.00 for 5-Frame Nuc For the price of $169, you have a 5-Frame Nuc with the honey bees:...
by Nicolas Geant | Sep 4, 2018 | Non classé
Royal jelly is the key to every colony’s development. Its delicacy and low production requires a true expertise from beekeepers. The mystery of royal jelly As its name indicate, the royal jelly is the main source of nutrition of queens. It comes from young bees...
by Nicolas Geant | Aug 7, 2018 | News
Some beekeepers choose to move their hives to follow different honey drew and therefore produce specific honey. The most important rule to follow when transporting hives is to move them more than 2 miles further than their previous location. Also, the ideal time to do...
by Nicolas Geant | Jul 29, 2018 | News
Replacing a queen is a meticulous step, beekeepers must take into account the natural behavior of the colony to make sure the bees accept the new queen. The queen is the cohesive element of the hive, through phenomenal secretion, therefore a queen-less hive largely...
