Tag Archives: keeping bees
Bee Enemies for the Novice
Domestic bees are exposed to many hardships and many dangers. Winds and storms can prove as disastrous to a colony as other wildlife – large and small. Black spiders lie in wait for them in the plants they frequent. Once, as I was looking for a bee amid some goldenrod, I spied a gruesome scene [...]
Collecting Honey Combs from Your Skep
As a beekeeper just starting out it becomes a confusing hobby with all the hives, frames and bees – not to mention the honey extracting equipment. For a beekeeper with only one hive it may not cost effective to lay out the money for elaborate equipment. It is perfectly practical to enjoy the honey crop [...]
How Not to Get Stung
Bee Stings Can Be Deadly. This information is mostly helpful to novice bee keepers or those just learning about the hobby and harvest of keeping bees on your property. How to Get to the Honey Combs Safely In the old days, when collecting wild honey without finesse of any sort, the first blow or intrusion [...]
