Beekeeping Equipment & Supplies

Foraging by honeybees does not bring in resources all the time. When nectar is not abundant in the environment, honeybees can go robbing each other. Bees other beehives (natural or man-made) enter a beehive with a weak colony and take away honey. This is a problem that occurs at a small scale constantly but goes overboard when there is no nectar where honeybees forage. When robbing happens at a large scale, the affected colony of honeybees can starve to death. Beekeepers use various beehive management practices to prevent robbing. This review of the best beehive moving and robbing screens helps you choose the best screen for your beehive. It also explains the need for a screen to prevent robbing when moving bees in a beehive.

Truth be told, very few ventures can be compared to beekeeping. This is one of those activities that can be transformed within no time from a hobby to a commercial grade enterprise. Most pro beekeepers started off as hobbyists and eventually scale up. Beekeeping equipment including honey bottling tanks are …

In beekeeping, foundations are basically sheets that are used to direct the comb building. It also acts a support to the entire comb. In nature, bees can build a comb without a foundation, but the use of a foundation in beekeeping helps beekeepers in guiding the orientation and location of …

There are various methods available to beekeepers to control hive beetle populations in their beehives. Hive beetles can fly from a single hive and spread to the entire apiary, as such, they are a nuisance that must be swiftly dealt with. Trapping hive beetles is a common control method in beekeeping. It can be easily factored into your integrated pest management process. This article features the best hive beetle traps for beehives. They are useful for both beginner and experienced beekeepers finding their hives infested by these pests.

Modern day beekeeping grafting tools are designed to ensure high chance of success in rearing queen bees. Despite the tool’s small size, this little wonder is a giant when it comes to significance to the art of grafting. The whole beekeeping process involves a lot of techniques, some which are …