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...
by Nicolas Geant | Jul 15, 2018 | News
Although natural swarming can help grow your livestock, most of the time it downsizes the opportunity of harvest by depriving the colony 4 to 8 pounds of bees. Also, the swarm’s quality will be altered and uncertain.For this reason, beekeepers must prevent swarming,...
by Nicolas Geant | Jul 13, 2018 | News
Let’s talk about heat. Here in California we beekeepers are afforded an excellent opportunity. Not only are we surrounded by beautiful scenery, but we live in a climate that allows our bees to forage nearly year-round. However, here in northern California we also...
by Nicolas Geant | Jul 1, 2018 | News
07/01/2018 When your colonies grow bigger and occupy most of the hive, you need to add supers, so that your bees can start stocking honey in them. Timing is everything when adding supers: installing them too early may lead to larval mortality, yet installing them too...
by Nicolas Geant | Jun 19, 2018 | News
Pushasing populated hives from another beekeeper, through internet ads for instance, requires some careful considerations. If you consider yourself a beginner in beekeeping, it would probably be preferable for you to bring a beekeeper friend to the meeting, so that he...
