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How To Identify Different Types of Bees
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How To Identify Different Types of Bees

Imagine this: You’re walking through your garden when you hear a gentle buzz. You carefully kneel to inspect the flowers closely. On top of the colorful petals of one plant is a fuzzy black-and-yellow insect covered in p…
Mann Lake 4 years ago
How To Save The Bees Without Becoming A Beekeeper
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How To Save The Bees Without Becoming A Beekeeper

There are many reasons to be a honey bee enthusiast! From their fascinating behavior to the invaluable work they do, honey bees are worthy of admiration.However, not everyone has the chance to commit to a life of b…
Mann Lake 4 years ago
Tips For Painting Hives The Right Way
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Tips For Painting Hives The Right Way

Is painting on your beekeeping to-do list? While painting your hives isn’t essential, it’s still a worthwhile project that can benefit the look, feel, and functionality of your apiary. After all, your honey bees also des…
Mann Lake 4 years ago
How To Overcome The Fear Of Stings When Beekeeping
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How To Overcome The Fear Of Stings When Beekeeping

A few factors of running an apiary might give potential beekeepers a pause. Where will you keep your hives? How will you sell honey at the end of the season? Even if you have all the details figured out, you might still …
Mann Lake 4 years ago
How To Order Honey Bees Online - What You Should Know
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How To Order Honey Bees Online - What You Should Know

Have you ever wondered how beekeepers get their bees? There are several ways to fill your apiary, but many beekeepers choose to buy their honey bees online. Like the rest of the world of online shopping, this method of a…
Mann Lake 4 years ago
Varroa Mite Treatment
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Varroa Mite Treatment

A Comprehensive Guide to Varroa Mite Treatment Varroa mites (Varroa destructor and Varroa jacobsoni) are parasites of adult honey bees and broods. They can weaken the bees or transmit honey bee viruses when left ign…
Mann Lake 4 years ago
Foraging Bees: Honey Bees and Their Foraging Habits
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Foraging Bees: Honey Bees and Their Foraging Habits

All living creatures need some form of sustenance to live. For humans, this usually entails buying or making food for yourself and your family. Just as we humans do, honey bees rely on a diligent process to gather and pr…
Mann Lake 4 years ago
How To Remove Your Queen Cage Correctly
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How To Remove Your Queen Cage Correctly

Whether you’re installing an entire bee package or simply requeening one of your hives, removing the queen cage is one of the last steps to setting up a functional, thriving colony. While this is an exciting process, you…
Mann Lake 4 years ago
An Extraction Attraction

An Extraction Attraction

“The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest.” –Deepika Padukone, Indian Film Actress One really can’t take full credit for a honey harvest. I mean the bees do most of the work, I’m really just there to collect. D…
4 years ago