So you’re interested in beekeeping but there are so many choices out there. Should you get a top bar hive? What do you need if you want to harvest honey and is it expensive? The catalogs have SO MUCH that I don’t know how to start or where to begin! There’s a lot to consider…
Tag: langstroth beehives
Queens with benefits: running your own Mating nucs.
Have you ever accidentally squashed or damaged one of your queens? Perhaps you were being a bit rough while pulling frames out from the brood nest or maybe she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Either way, it sucks. Once the hive knows that they’re queenless, it will take another 10-12…