by Nicolas Geant | Jun 9, 2018 | News
The queen is the central figure of the hive. She must be changed regularly and inserted in a several thousand-bees population. Finding and marking a queen requires extreme patience, gentleness and an alert sense of observation. A little tips is that you should expect...
by Nicolas Geant | Jun 5, 2018 | News
Honeybees have thrived for 50 million years, each colony 40 to 50,000 individuals coordinated in amazing harmony. So why, seven years ago, did colonies start dying en masse? Marla Spivak reveals four reasons which are interacting with tragic consequences. This is not...
by Nicolas Geant | Jun 2, 2018 | News
Thanks to the hive-with-frame system, every beekeeper can thoroughly handle and monitor their colonies. Nonetheless, you should always be careful not to hurt your bees, and in particular your queens. Here are a few tips on how to securely handle frames: 1- To start,...
by Nicolas Geant | May 28, 2018 | News
Generally speaking, bees shouldn’t need extra feeding by beekeepers as they naturally manage their own honey stock. However, harsh weather conditions (during daily-rain periods) or in a lacking environment (flowers without nectar), colonies may face periods of lack of...
by Nicolas Geant | May 22, 2018 | News
Opening your hive Beekeepers shouldn’t open their hives to satisfy their curiosity but only when they need to achieve a specific task and ideally not too early in the morning so that bees have time to wake up and leave. Be sure to only visit them when necessary, as an...
by Nicolas Geant | May 13, 2018 | News
The smoker is the emblem of any beekeeper. An effectively light up smoker, meaning one with cold and white smoke, ensures the security of beekeepers. To light up your smoker, you can use dry newspaper, dry grass, pine needles ou buy smoker fuel (which is very...
