Life of a Carniolan Queen Bee

Do not imagine a Carniolan queen bee as a beautiful, charming and diligent lady. This queen we are going to talk about has really the opposite of the above traits. A queen bee has nothing to do with beauty and charm. She is a big lady who dares to kill and spends her entire life to do nothing else than mating and laying eggs while well served and fed by the worker bees.

Buckfast Bees, The Vigorous and Parasite-Resistant Honey Bees

The existence of this superior Buckfast bee is a result of a long and diligent work of Brother Adam Kehrie from the Buckfast Alley an old monastery in England. He dedicated almost all of his entire life to beekeeping. When he died in 1996 at the age of 93, the Buckfast bees has been recognized as a superior breed that possesses all the good traits of a honey bee and highly admired by beekeepers around the world.

Bee Equipment That A Beekeeper Shouldn’t Do Without

Beekeeping is easy, if you have the right equipment. Here are four of the most essential ones.

Multiple Benefits of Bee Honey

Bee honey has been known as a valuable nutrition since long ago. Honey provides multiple benefits to human life shown by its significance in many tradition, culture and religion. It has been used in various cooking and baking, or just as bread spread. It is also used as sweetener in many beverages such as tea and several commercial drinks.

Bee Honey Extractor at Work

A bee honey extractor is basically a modified centrifuge which is designed to extract honey from the hives without damaging the honey comb. The construction of an extractor includes a container that holds a basket of frames in it, which spins throwing the honey out of the frames by the centrifugal force.

New Beekeeper? Know Your Supplies!

Beekeeping is a hobby/business and like any other requires some necessary beekeeper supplies. From clothing, to bee housing, to bee calming; these supplies provide an essential element required to be successful as a new or experienced beekeeper.

Feeding Bees – When, What and How to Feed

There are times where you need to put forth the attention on the feeding of your bees. Neglecting the needs of your bees during different times throughout the year will cause the bees to seek for other food sources for the sake of survival. And when this happens, you’re the one who will carry all the loss cause by the swarming of your starving bees.

How to Treat Bee Stings – First Aid Tips

If you have ever been stung by a bee, I am sure you will describe the sensation of a bee sting as very painful, sharp and burning which may last, if you are lucky, at least for several minutes. As a matter of fact bee sting may show different effect in different people. Some may experience a mild effect as described above, which can get worse to the most serious, worst and deadly situation, an anaphylactic shock.

Using Ant Farms to Teach Children

Young children are much more capable of learning things when examples are given to them to go along with the verbal wording. One of the most fascinating ways to teach the principles of labor is with the use of an ant farm. There are many lessons to be learned from these tiny insects.

How to Start Keeping Bees, Guideline 3

In this article I will be discussing the importance of honey bees. The bees should be protected by law, as they are vital to the food chain. They are indispensable in the pollination process.

How to Start Keeping Bees, Guideline 4

Caring for your honey bees is an important subject to the beekeeping hobbyist. How do I start caring for my bees? First of all where are you going to put the beehive?

How to Start Keeping Bees, Guideline 5

This guideline introduces the making of the beehive. Man made hives are made up of several parts, the brood box and the supers then the top lid on top of the last super. That is what you will see when looking at a hive.