Month: September 2016
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Beekeeping Basics
The Hive for Beginners – Wisdom from the Past
This article (edited) was written in 1883 in “The American Apiculturist” by J. E. Pond, JR. “In selecting a hive,…
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Bee Facts
Honey Bee Life Cycle
The Honey Bee Life Cycle Honey bee life cycle: a description, drawing and information about the colony. The honey bee…
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Bee Health
Varroa Mite
The Varroa Mite has become well known and has been a big pest of honeybees since they were first introduced…
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Harvesting Honey
Honey – The Ultimate Survival Food
Honey has been known to be a natural sweetener. But for many years it has been kept in many households…
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Beekeeping Basics
The Secrets of Successful Beekeeping
This article and the advice that follows comes from G. M. Doolittle, which was printed in the January 1877 edition…
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Beekeeping Basics
Bees Are Not Domestic Animals
Bees have been kept by man from an early stage in the development of human civilization, yet it cannot be…
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Beekeeping Basics
Russian Honey Bees
Russian Bees – Russian Honeybee Breeder Hybrids vs. Pure (certified) Russians: As with any strain of honey bee, Russians will interbreed…
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Bee Sting Treatment
8 Natural Bee Sting Treatment Options – Natural Health – MOTHER … Oct 15, 2013 –Bee stings can be deadly…
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Small Hive Beetle
Small Hive Beetle – Aethina tumida (SHB), which is the small hive beetle, is a native to sub-Saharan Africa. The…
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