Some may surprised to know why on earth beekeeper would keep bees in a city area. In fact some of best honey comes from city parks and garden and some areas richer in nectar than many areas of the crops countryside. There are main things to think about beekeeping in urban area is neighbours, neighbours and neighbours. If you want bees your neighbours don’t. The neighbours will be scared of bees because many peoples think that honey is produced by nice, bumble bees & so when they see your fast horrid little wasp like things around all over the place, they will not always be pleased or happy about it keep them happy by trying to adhere to the hive placements outlined below and always…

You should always wear protective equipment when you work your hive. You should light your smoker before getting started. I have often been asked how I keep my smoker going out. Seems some people have smokers go out just about the time they need them. The key is to take time to get the smoker going before rushing off to the bees. There are many types of smoker fuel. I can remember learning how to build a fire as a boy scout. Start small and then add new material slowly to the fire. Don’t dump a lot of smoker fuel onto a newly started fire. You will smoother the fire and it will go out. The goal is to have a good cool flow of…

Hi friends When we working with bees then one of the big problem is draught season. In the summer bees want many things to help them with your caretaking behavior. The hot summer season is very hard for the bees they want feeding water frequently. These are the main things you require to do in the summer Placed your bees under a tree or in a sheddow area. The water source is not away more then 500 mtrs Make sure your bee boxes well ventilated. Top cover can be slightly loose in the summer. Avoid direct heat of sunlight to saved hives melted. Don’t visit the colony boxes in the hot time. You can feed your bees inside the box by sugar syrup or water….

Honey-bees can navigate using the position of the sun, polarized light and landmarks. They can ‘tell’ other bees about the distance and bearing to sources of food using a well developed symbolic language based on movement and sound. They can also regulate the temperature of the nest to an exact degree using heating and cooling systems of immense complexity. As long as it has water and food, a colony placed on the sides of a volcano or iceberg will maintain its brood nest at 34º C (93º F). It is these facets of the honey-bee’s ability that have caused it to be one of the most researched insects on earth, and all countries maintain at least one institute devoted to bee research, and many universities…

 Here you can learn why we need a Super box to get more honey from your bee colony and reason of proper size of bee box. Size of the bee box is very important in bee keeping.  Post Views: 45