As a beginner beekeeper it’s difficult to know where to start. Beekeeping is probably one of the most exciting and difficult hobbies there are. It doesn’t have to be difficult because I’m going to give you get a head start to give you an advantage over inexperience! One of the first decisions is whether to…
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The Swarm of Queens
I have caught many swarms in my days as a beekeeper but I have never encountered anything like I did today! Generally when I catch a swarm, I do it in one of two ways: 1) I either shake the bees into a deep hive body, fill it with frames, stick a cover on it…
Top Bar Beekeeping: why it’s better
You’re reading this post for one of two reasons: 1) You’re interested in beekeeping and want to know WHY I believe Top Bar Beekeeping is better before getting started Or B) You completely disagree and are trying to find a hole in my argument. Well, I welcome the both of you! Let me begin by…
It’s all about the flowers & the bees
Welcome to ~Pass the Pollen Please~ where we are always looking for the ‘sweet spot in beekeeping.’ Conservation~Restoration~Honey bees Why Conservation? Our Earth is a supply of endless and wonderous resources. It creates anything and everything that we people need for survival and happiness. BUT the Earth’s resources are being taken faster than they can…
Gorgeous pictures with a Point-and-Shoot: Macro Photography
Have you ever considered macro photography? There’s a certain something to this style of photography that is unlike any other. In my first post on this topic, Honey bees up close: Macro Photography, I shared what I do as a hobbyist photographer with the hope to encourage more people like you to get out there…