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How to Approach Bee Hive Inspections (as Beginner)

January 4, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

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Why hive inspections are necessary? And the answer to avoid beginner’s mistakes.

As a starting beekeeper, and you are following the starting course, it can be quite obvious what to do during the lessons. If you have questions, the bee master is ready to give guidance.

But on a certain moment you have to do it all by yourself. And the advice, and practice does not seem of any use on the moment you are grubbing in a box with 40000 bees. [Read more…] about How to Approach Bee Hive Inspections (as Beginner)

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Aalstermethode – The Dutch Beekeeping Approach!

December 31, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Aalstermethode Backstory

Beekeeping on the internet is more or less focused on the american way of beekeeping. To diversify it a little. I will contribute my story . [Read more…] about Aalstermethode – The Dutch Beekeeping Approach!

Filed Under: Beekeeping, Beginning Tagged With: Aalstermethode, Beekeeping, Beekeeping 101

Honey Bee Drone – The lazy Brother

December 30, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

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Drones

In this post we will introduce the last one of the main hive inhabitants the drones, first we met the worker bees and the queen.

The main task for the drone is propagating the queen. The drones are mainly available during the summer. The drone is obviously larger than her working sisters. The drone is somewhat larger, but does not have a stinger. [Read more…] about Honey Bee Drone – The lazy Brother

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Bee cycle – Bee activity through the year

December 27, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Honey Bee Activity Cycle – Yearly

For beekeepers a normal bee year is from september till august the following year. I tried to make a short overview for myself. This calendar is based on the climate in the netherlands. I live near amsterdam so if you check a map of the earth you can see we have a tempered climate. A beekeeping season for someone who lives in a tropical climate is different than somebody who lives in norhtern europe. But nonetheless you can get a image on how the hive behaves during a year. [Read more…] about Bee cycle – Bee activity through the year

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Swarming of Honey bees – Everything you must know!

December 26, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

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Swarming

In nature the bees regulate swarming themselves. The time of swarming depends in what state the bees come through the winter. If the hive contains enough bees they are very likely to swarm earlier than a small hive. The hive needs to get stronger. After the hive regained its strength it is ready to ’swarm’. [Read more…] about Swarming of Honey bees – Everything you must know!

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