Category Archives: Beekeeping Advice

Bees Under Attack!

Posted on August 29, 2008 | 25 comments

One of my beehives was going crazy

Talk about unsettling! Two days ago I looked out of the window and saw one of my beehives going crazy.  I instinctively thought, “Oh no, they are going to swarm!”  Then I remembered I had just added another hive box, so there was plenty of room for them to build more comb.  What was going on?
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A Recreational Beehicle

Posted on August 16, 2008 | 4 comments

This last week I received a call from a person who had honeybees in the back of his RV.  I guess the bees just wanted some rest and relaxation.  However, the RV owner did not want the bees!  So, he called me and I went out to take a look.

He was astonished to see a lot of bees flying

The owner informed me that he had let his RV sit for over two years.  He was just now getting ready to sell it.  The owner had not noticed anything out of the ordinary when he was inside the RV, but when he went to the back to check on something…he was astonished to see a lot of bees flying in and out through a keyhole in a cubbyhole door.  So, he gave me a call.  When I got there, I went around back of the RV and opened the door to the cubbyhole. (I put on my bee suit first!)  Sure enough, they had built a nest right inside the cupboard.

Honeybees in RV
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Listen to Your Bees

Posted on August 2, 2008 | 9 comments

Here is a great article that I thought you might find interesting.  Enjoy!

Listening to Your Bees

by Peter Dight

I believe the hiss is a warning…

I’ve a reasonable library of beekeeping books, and a couple of years ago I was reading an old book which mentioned listening to your bees to see if they are going to swarm.  It told of how a queenright colony, when their hive is sharply tapped upon, will react by ‘hissing’.  I believe the hiss is the bee equivalent to a warning signal, generated by a section of the population fluttering its wings in response to the vibration caused by the tap.
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Introduction – Warre Hive Construction Guide

Posted on July 30, 2008 | 35 comments

Completed Warre Hive - Linseed Oil Finish

Welcome to the Warre Hive Construction Guide brought to you by The Bee Space.  In this guide you will learn how to build a complete Warre beehive.  A Warre (pronounced war-ray) hive is a vertical  or supered top bar hive that is simple to build and easy to use.  The hive management methods of the Warre hive are quick and few, thus it is a suitable beehive for urban and backyard beekeepers.
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A New Colony

Posted on April 24, 2008 | 1 comment

Installing a bee package is easy when the bees are calm

Two days ago I was able to install a package of bees which were purchased from Ruhl Bee Supply into a Warre Beehive which I had assembled. The bees were surprisingly calm, considering they had just made a long trip from Southern California. After I readied the beehive by rubbing the inside with beeswax, I set it up on a steady hive stand made of 4×4’s and 2″ lumber. Then, I sprayed the bees with a spray bottle containing a mixture of sugar and water in order to make sure they remained completely calm.
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