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...
by Nicolas Geant | May 6, 2018 | News
We’ve heard that bees are disappearing. But what is making bee colonies so vulnerable? Photographer Anand Varma raised bees in his backyard — in front of a camera — to get an up close view. This project, for National Geographic, gives a lyrical glimpse into a beehive,...
by Nicolas Geant | May 5, 2018 | News
Setting up a hive is creating an apiary, no matter the current or future size of it. Picking the right location for your apiary is essential: the location determines future harvests, colonies’ cycles and your work as a beekeeper. It is best to avoid windy, shaded,...
by Nicolas Geant | Apr 29, 2018 | News
Beekeeping requires a few tools. Here are the basic ones any beekeeper should own. The bee’s smoker The smoker is the first essential. Every step from regular checks to harvest requires the smoker, which gives control to the beekeeper over the bees’...
