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March / 2011

Dealing With a Dead Hive

It's spring time again! Which means flowers, pollen, drones, honey, firing up the smoker, and cleaning up dead outs. Hives die over the winter for various reasons, the most common being starvation. The weather gets so cold that they cannot leave their warm cluster to get food or they ... Read More
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Beekeeping: Somebody has to do it!

Tew was the keynote speaker at the 2011 Ohio State University Extension and Tri-County Beekeepers’ Workshop, March 4-5, at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. Tew told an audience of close to 1,000 people that the beekeeping industry is going through the most vibrant transition in its ... Read More

The Barefoot Beekeeper

The Beekeepers Calendar
A fantastic eBook on sustainable chemical free beekeeping by Philip Chandler. This is the number one resource for anyone wanting Top Bar Hives.
Read More		 Not sure what you should be doing this month? Check the Beekeepers Calendar for tips on what you should be doing to keep your bees happy and healthy.
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This Months Top Posts At www.BeekeepingForums.com

When is the best time to transfer a hive?

I would like to transfer a hive to a new hive that I built. When is the best time to do this? The queen has been laying eggs and I have new bees in the hive. Her laying patern is great "football" shaped. They have been coming in with ....

Comb building in top feeder

Interesting observation from a first time beekeeper - Did not remove the top feeder soon enough. The hungry critters processed around 16# of sugar (!) in 2 gallons in this top feeder in about a month over the end of ...