More Than Honey Movie Review

I recently had the pleasure of watching More Than Honey – a film by Markus Imhoof. If I had only one word to describe this documentary about honeybees, it would be “Beautiful”. (Luckily for you, I have many more words than just that.) The movie opens with one of the most amazing scenes ever caught on film: a …

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How to Catch a Swarm of Bees – Latest Guide (2022)

If you have stumbled upon this post because you have a swarm of honeybees on your property that you would like someone to remove, please contact me directly. However, if you are a beekeeper and you want to know how you can attract and trap your own swarm of bees, read on. Last year, I wrote a blog …

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Where Do Bees Gather Pollen From

If you’re a beekeeper, you may notice that your bees bring in a rainbow of colored pollen every day. When they store it in their cells as bee bread, you’ll see many different colors on the comb. Have you ever wondered what flowers the bees are gathering this pollen from? Well thanks to the folks …

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Important Aspect of Beekeeping – Everything You Need to Know

I’m sure that there are many beekeepers out there – perhaps most – that do not feel the need to eat honey beyond what comes from their own hives. After all, why would you pay for honey, when you have more than enough of your own? Well, after reading The Honey Connoisseur, you’ll have all the reasons you …

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Top Bar Beehive Guide – How to Maintain this Hive

Last weekend, I installed my first top bar hive. I have been planning and building the hive for a couple of months so I was excited to move a recently captured swarm into this hive and see how they do. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as smoothly as I’d planned. I’ve included lots of pictures here to show off …

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Random Beekeeping Guides and Tips – Real Life Experience

Here we have an interesting very visible example of a colony controlling drone populations. I made a nuc from this hive earlier this year by taking their queen and a frame of eggs, a frame of honey, and some bees, this led to them going queen-less for some time, I actually had to put another …

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