2 days ago by Morlock5K

Having a bit of time to spare in the last few days I decided to try my hand at making some blocks of Beeswax using a mould that my fiancée bought me for Christmas. The wax I used isn't from my Bees but from some unused wax foundation I acquired from one of my sisters work colleagues, who sadly had t ...

Beekeeping and Homebrewing - morleysbeekeeping.blogspot.com

4 days ago by cragland

Apis Hive & Honey Co. Every year we sell package bees to people who want to start a bee hive. Where do these bees come from? How do they get from here to there? Whats is the process and how do I buy bees? I mean how does a beekeeper get new bees? Most beekeepers will get bees one of two ways. They c ...

Apis Hive Company - apishive.com

9 days ago by Morlock5K

The first meeting of the new year was held by a doctor from Halifax, a town about a half hour drive west of where I live. The subject of the meeting was to give a better idea of the relationship between Bee products (including stings) and health, also dispelling a few myths about honey. The start of ...

Beekeeping and Homebrewing - morleysbeekeeping.blogspot.com

10 days ago by Alyssa Fine and Danielle Dale

It’s a new year, and a new American Honey Queen andPrincess have been chosen to represent the American Beekeeping Federation andtravel across the country speaking about honeybees and beekeeping. A panel ofjudges makes the final decision, but have you ever wondered how a honeybeecolony gets a new que ...

Buzzing Across America - buzzingacrossamerica.com · 1 reference

10 days ago by Helen

Here is an excellent article (complete with audio) about research being done on detecting the health of a hive by its sounds and sound levels. It also makes clear the importance and contributions of bees to agriculture, to the environment and to our world in general. (If an active link doesn't appea ...

(Bee)Waxing Eloquent - beewaxingeloquent-helen.blogspot.com

11 days ago by redgatefarm

After my recent adventures with a sick goat and layers roosting in the nest boxes, I finally got a break over the last few days. In fact, things have really started looking up in several ways…. Lilac is doing great. Her mouth is continuing to heal, I have not had to treat for anything, and her appet ...

Red Gate Farm - redgatefarm.wordpress.com · 8 references

12 days ago by ASN

Honey and Its Magical Benefits Honey is the sweetest natural substance, which is made by bees and that people can eat with the sweet enjoyable feeling. However the word “Honey” is not only mean that, because of so much affection of its taste , people have used this interested named to refer someone, ...

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13 days ago by Thurman

By now anyone who’s paying attention knows that honeybees, the pollinators responsible for most of the world’s food supply, are in serious trouble. Beekeepers around the world have been tracking what’s called colony collapse disorder for many years now, with scientists scrambling to determine the ca ...

Thurman's Notebook - thurmanhubbard.com · 8 references

13 days ago by H. Mark Delman

In this posting I cover the steps you need to prepare your hives for Spring. This weekend the temperature was in the 60's Fahrenheit again and the bees were actively bringing pollen and nectar back to the hive. I decided it would be a good time to check on the colony and make a decision as to whethe ...

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16 days ago by Appalachian Lady

Red Fox January 23, 2012 My husband gave me a wildlife camera for Christmas--so far, just photos of my dog and cats. But, I moved it to the driveway where it captured a photo of this red fox on Monday night. The lens appears to have raindrops on it. I think the fox was just as happy to get out after ...

Appalachian Journal - joansnaturejournal.blogspot.com · 9 references