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Harvest Your Honey – Podcast

KBB Editor — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 20:47:59 +0000

Harvest Your Honey On this episode of Keeping Backyard Bees podcasts, Charlotte Brunin and Robert Riley meet with Becky and Steve Tipton to discuss all this honey including how to harvest from a Langstroth Hive. Our Guests: Becky Tipton and her husband, Steve, own Country Creek Honey and have been producing and selling honey for […]

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10 Common Honey Myths

KBB Editor — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 19:13:24 +0000

It’s common knowledge that honey is one of the healthy and accessible substitutes for sugar, but along the way to prove that it’s better than refined sugar several myths passed as truths in many people’s minds. Today, we are going to name all the myths regarding honey. In other words, we’ll be clearing honey’s name. […]

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Plant Trees for Bees

Hilary Kearney — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 00:10:59 +0000

When people ask me how they can help bees, I used to say, “Plant a pollinator garden!” I would then rattle off a list of bee-friendly flowers and shrubs to get them started. Then I had an epiphany. A tree provides much more forage than any patch of flowers ever could. It’s so obvious, but […]

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2017 Beekeeper’s Gift Guide

KBB Editor — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 18:16:03 +0000

Get your keeper a gift that lets them know you get their passion and support their hobby! We’ve put together this list to help you get off to help you earn your gift giving stripes! From practical to fashionable, from high-dollar to low-cost, we have something for everyone! Bee Equipment Get your honey off to a successful […]

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Hands-Off Beekeeping

Susan Chernak McElroy — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:59:09 +0000

There is conventional beekeeping in Langstroth hives. And then, there is beekeeping a wholly "other way."

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End of Year To Do Lists and Reminders for Beekeepers

Bobby Canipe — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 17:16:38 +0000

For Northern beekeepers, it is way past the time to prepare for winter, but in the southeast, we still have 90° F days and the goldenrod is finally in full bloom! The weather this year has been a complete downer with it raining almost every day from 03 June until 09 September and then Hurricane […]

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Ventilation: It’s Complicated

Susan Chernak McElroy — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 21:18:02 +0000

The interior of a hive is a wet, warm, stifling environment. Should we put our opposable thumbs to use and take over temperature control?

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5 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE GETTING BEES

Hilary Kearney — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 19:48:12 +0000

Lately, it seems like everyone I meet wants to get into backyard beekeeping. Maybe it’s the popularity of the Flow Hive that enticed this new wave of would-be beekeepers or maybe it’s the headlines about bee die-offs. If you’ve been thinking about getting bees, but haven’t taken the plunge yet, read on to find out exactly what […]

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At the Hive Entrance: Look, Listen, Learn

Susan Chernak McElroy — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:03:16 +0000

Mostly everything you need to know about your bees, you can learn without ever going into the hive. Sharpen your observations skills at the entry board, first.

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The Dangers of Over-harvesting Honey

Melissa Caughey — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:49:01 +0000

When it comes to keeping bees, one of the sweetest rewards is that of a splendid honey harvest. No matter the reasons for keeping bees, often folks get most excited when the time comes to harvest the delicious and highly nutritious honey from their hives. Most beekeepers with existing hives do two harvests, one in […]

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