Enjoy Beekeeping – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com Tue, 11 May 2021 19:16:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i2.wp.com/www.keepingbackyardbees.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Enjoy Beekeeping – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com 32 32 DIY Providing Water for Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/diy-providing-water-for-bees/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/diy-providing-water-for-bees/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:43:35 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=1840 Did you know bees get just as thirsty and exhausted by heat as you?

If you keep bees or even if you just want to be a good neighbor or a thankful gardener, it's easy to give bees a source of water.

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/diy-providing-water-for-bees/feed/ 13 Hive Inspections During Dearth + Video Tutorial https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/hive-inspections-during-dearth/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/hive-inspections-during-dearth/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:23:26 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=2713 (scroll down for video) Summer time seems like such a great time of year, but if you are a honey bee you favorite time of the year is really in the spring time. Why? Because there is more forage than all the honey bees in the area can possibly collect. In fact it is such […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/hive-inspections-during-dearth/feed/ 13 5 Important Considerations for Beginning Beekeepers https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/5-important-considerations-for-beginning-beekeepers-zbwz1912zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/5-important-considerations-for-beginning-beekeepers-zbwz1912zsau/#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2019 20:39:29 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4567 Beekeeping is a fascinating hobby that is enjoyed by thousands of people across the world. Beekeepers come in all ages and from all backgrounds. Almost anyone can become a beekeeper and you can keep bees almost anywhere. Are you considering embarking on the road to becoming a beekeeper? If so, you are in for an […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/5-important-considerations-for-beginning-beekeepers-zbwz1912zsau/feed/ 4 DIY Bee Yard Feeder + VIDEO https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/diy-bee-yard-feeder-zvbz011217/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/diy-bee-yard-feeder-zvbz011217/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2017 18:31:43 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=3072 Feeding Weaker Hives If you have several colonies of bees in your yard, feeding a weaker hive during a dearth can set off robbing – which can totally wipe out weaker hives. One solution is to use an “open feeder”. This is a super easy DIY project and all you need is a plastic pail […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/diy-bee-yard-feeder-zvbz011217/feed/ 9 What Do Bees Like? Bees-First Beekeeping Part II https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/what-do-bees-like-bees-first-beekeeping-part-ii/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/what-do-bees-like-bees-first-beekeeping-part-ii/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2016 18:05:46 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=2853 Swarming is a good thing---really! And naturally-mated queens will give you the best chance for a thriving, surviving hive.

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/what-do-bees-like-bees-first-beekeeping-part-ii/feed/ 2 Crush & Strain Honey Harvest + Video https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/crush-strain-honey-harvest/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/crush-strain-honey-harvest/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2016 20:30:06 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=2666 You might just find that you can save money on a honey extractor after you check out this method of harvesting your natural honey.

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/crush-strain-honey-harvest/feed/ 8 Bee-Centered Beekeeping https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/bee-centered-beekeeping/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/bee-centered-beekeeping/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2016 20:22:28 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=2640 I teach a series of beginning beekeeper classes called Bee-Centered Beekeeping: Putting Bees’ Needs First. My approach is non-treatment and minimal intervention, trusting the bees to take care of most things themselves. My guiding principle---"What do bees like?"---informs how I work with my hives.

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/bee-centered-beekeeping/feed/ 13 Swarm Catching With a 5-Gallon Bucket https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/swarm-catching-with-a-5-gallon-bucket/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/swarm-catching-with-a-5-gallon-bucket/#comments Wed, 18 May 2016 20:46:15 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=2599 Catching a swarm is a total blast. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of getting some wild bees for free. You just gotta get a little courageous and suit up to your comfort level and go get ‘em. Here’s a neat little tip that might just get you a few extra bees this spring using some items that you may have in your garage.

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/swarm-catching-with-a-5-gallon-bucket/feed/ 5 Swarm Catching + Video https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/swarm-catching-video/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/swarm-catching-video/#comments Wed, 04 May 2016 21:26:21 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=2576 April in north Georgia means swarming season. I tried for about three years before I finally caught my first swarm last year. I put one of my nuc boxes up in a Bradford pear tree about 7 feet off the ground and put some lemongrass oil on it in mid-March. I caught a swarm in it about a month later. But I failed many times before.

In this post, I wanted to pass along what has worked for me and what has not so far.

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/swarm-catching-video/feed/ 4 My Version of Inspecting a Hive https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/my-version-of-inspecting-a-hive/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/my-version-of-inspecting-a-hive/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2016 21:33:45 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=2518 Each hive inspection is different because each colony is different, and there are other variables to consider like the time of year for example. These variables will determine what you will do upon inspection. With practice you’ll get the knack, so be patient and you’ll soon be a seasoned beekeeper ready to tackle any situation.

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