Predator Control – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com Tue, 11 May 2021 19:31:55 +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 Predator Control – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com 32 32 Top 7 Reasons for Cranky Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/top-7-reasons-for-cranky-bees/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/top-7-reasons-for-cranky-bees/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:22:03 +0000 http://backyardbees.wpengine.com/?p=1606 Cranky Bees. They are one of the worst nightmares of a beekeeper. Cranky bees are not enjoyable to keep. They have aggressive tendencies and are overprotective of the hive. Often when you have cranky bees, you will be unable to get near the hive or you will get stung. Sometimes these bees chase you for just […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/top-7-reasons-for-cranky-bees/feed/ 19 How to Keep Argentine Ants Out of Your Beehive https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-keep-argentine-ants-out-of-your-beehive-zbwz1809zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-keep-argentine-ants-out-of-your-beehive-zbwz1809zsau/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2018 21:06:56 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4094 If you live in an area with the invasive Argentine ants, chances are you have issues with them getting into your hives. These non-native pests have colonized most of California and the southern parts of the U.S. Their massive super-colonies make them difficult to control, especially in the bee yard. These ants can easily overwhelm […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-keep-argentine-ants-out-of-your-beehive-zbwz1809zsau/feed/ 4 Varroa Mite Solutions https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/varroa-mite-solutions-zbwz1803zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/varroa-mite-solutions-zbwz1803zsau/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:47:29 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3837 When colony collapse disorder (CCD) hits a colony, the bees literally disappear. You open the hive, and no one is home. No dead bees. No signs of disease. Just nothingness. And its scale is shocking. Some commercial beekeepers have lost thousands of hives in the blink of an eye. The losses have been dramatic enough […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/varroa-mite-solutions-zbwz1803zsau/feed/ 9 How to Harvest Mason Bee Cocoons https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-harvest-mason-bee-cocoons-zbwz1801zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-harvest-mason-bee-cocoons-zbwz1801zsau/#comments Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:06:47 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3752 There are generally two ways in which you can raise mason bees. You can go at it with a hands-off approach and let nature take its course or you can take some quick and easy additional steps to ensure a healthier mason bee population. Any help really that you’re willing to provide will be appreciated […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-harvest-mason-bee-cocoons-zbwz1801zsau/feed/ 6 Natural Pest Control for Beekeepers https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/natural-pest-control-for-beekeepers/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/natural-pest-control-for-beekeepers/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2017 18:28:24 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3643 I’ve had a terrible time with mites in my beehives this year and not just varroa but tracheal mites as well. I do not use medications or chemicals in my beehives at all so I searched far and wide for a more natural way to help them out. I know many beekeepers who use and […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/natural-pest-control-for-beekeepers/feed/ 4 A Hive’s Defense https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/a-hives-defense/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/a-hives-defense/#comments Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:49:34 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3610 We all know that bees can sting. Perhaps, after making honey and pollination, stinging might be what bees are most known for. It may seem obvious that bees protect themselves by using their stinger, but in reality, the sting is a bee’s last resort.   When a bee stings, it kills the bee. The stinger […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/a-hives-defense/feed/ 1 Moving from Beetle Blasters to Beetle Jails: Small Hive Beetle Management https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/3560-2/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/3560-2/#comments Tue, 29 Aug 2017 13:51:43 +0000 http://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3560 Moving from Beetle Blasters to Beetle Jails: Small Hive Beetle Management Small hive beetles are a pest and a terrible nuisance, but as we learned oh so painfully, they can destroy a weakened hive if they become established and do as they are wont to do:  reproduce prolifically.  I’ve never had a sadder (or more disgusting) […]

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