by BeeQueen | Feb 3, 2014 | Colony Monitoring, Education, Observation Hives
I have been keeping honey bees in an observation hive since 2005 and I have learned a lot about bees – and observation hives – as a result. I have put together a list of what I consider to be the most authoritative sources of information on observation...
by BeeQueen | Dec 25, 2013 | Nucleus Colonies, SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education), Sustainability
One of the best things you can do this winter is to watch this video on how you too can start to run a sustainable apiary. It features Mike Palmer of French Hill Apiary, Vermont speaking at the National Honey Show in the UK in 2013. The few second intro gives you a...
by BeeQueen | Dec 16, 2013 | Education
Ten Rules of Modern Beekeeping. Rule 1- HAVE GOOD QUEENS http://blog.beeculture.com/index.php/ten-rules-of-modern-beekeeping-part-1/ Rule 2- Good Genetics http://blog.beeculture.com/index.php/ten-rules-rule-2-part-1/
by BeeQueen | Dec 6, 2013 | Education
Five Friends Any City Beekeeper Wants to Have By Toni Burnham, dcbees@dcbeekeepers.org City beekeepers often worry about the resources surrounding our bees. Well, here is another reason to take heart! We live in a 360°, 365-day-a-year throng of interesting and active...
by BeeQueen | Dec 5, 2013 | Education
New book from Wicwas Press – Swarm Essentials http://www.wicwas.com/Swarm_Essentials
by BeeQueen | Nov 25, 2013 | Education
Honey Bees and Colony Strength Evaluation class- Online Class http://class.ucanr.org/login/index.php This online class is offered by The University of California. To access the class, follow the link above. When you get to the site you can login as a guest or you can...
