Sometimes bees will swarm to start a new colony. They’ll break free from the hive and group together in numbers up to around 30,000. A lot of people are terrified of a swarm of bees; I blame Disney and its depictions of Winnie The Pooh running away from a swarm. However, bees are actually very […]
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The queen is perhaps one of the most important bees in your hive but if you’ve ever tried to spot her then you might have realized that they’re not always as obvious as people think. While you might expect to see a large, plump bee that’s unmistakable, that isn’t always the case. In fact, in
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It’s thought that there are around 81 million managed beehives in the world – that’s a lot of beekeepers. But this is far from being a modern hobby or business venture and if we look back at the history of beekeeping, we begin to see that even thousands of years ago, humans saw the importance
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When it comes to beekeeping, your role is to provide everything your bees need to thrive. While they are complex creatures, they only need a few basic things for the colony to keep going. But what do bees need to survive? In the main, bees need food, shelter, and water to survive. But there are
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Bees may be one of the smallest creatures on the planet but they’re also one of the most important. These flying critters are responsible for 80% of the pollination of human crops and according to one author, man would only survive four years if the bee population were to go extinct. So, it goes without
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I don’t think that I can think of a single hobby that involves zero start-up costs. I mean, even if you want to take up something as seemingly free as walking, you’ll probably still want to buy yourself a comfortable pair of hiking boots. Where beekeeping is concerned, there’s a bit of equipment you’ll need
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If you’re new to beekeeping or just a little inquisitive, you may have seen beekeepers smoking their hives and wondered what they were doing. Well, the reason they do this is to subdue the bees while they perform maintenance on the hive. But why does smoke calm bees? Smoke interferes with the bees’ sense of
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In summer, we’re all used to seeing bees buzzing around, collecting nectar, making honey, and generally going about their bee business. But when the cold weather comes around, we stop seeing our winged friends because they’re just not equipped to handle the low temperatures. However, we see them again in spring, so how do bees
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Beekeeping is not only a rewarding hobby but it’s also one that’s beneficial to the planet since bees are under threat. By taking care of a hive yourself, you’re playing an important role in looking after your local ecosystem. However, you’ll probably want to know, ‘how much work is beekeeping?’ The last thing you want
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Bees are active during the summer and when cold weather comes around, they will enter into a state of dormancy. This means that you need to prepare the hive to keep the bees safe and save yourself a lot of maintenance the following spring. Among other things, you’ll need to protect the hive from rodent
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