No one wants to experience the pain of bee stings. Preventing stings from reaching the skin is important for every beekeeper. Various types of clothing are used for protection when working around bees. Beekeeping suits are the oldest protective clothing for beekeepers, providing coverage from the feet to the head. …
Read More »Pierce Beekeeping Precision Frame Gripper Review
Beehive frame grips such as the Pierce Beekeeping Precision Frame Gripper helps the beekeeper to have great control when handling beehive frames. Indeed, beehive frames are sometimes a delicate affair when being handled. Beekeepers have to be careful not to drop the frames and damage comb. Additionally, you have to …
Read More »Mann Lake HK210 Complete Honey Super Kit Review
Mann Lake is a beekeeping supply company with quite a reputation in the beekeeping industry. The company produces beekeeping products including protective wear, mite control products and uncapping tanks. The Mann Lake HK210 Complete Honey Super Kit is a hive kit that serves as an addition to your beehive. The …
Read More »Milwaukee Instruments MA871 Digital Brix Refractometer Review
Milwaukee Instruments has a number of tools and equipment for various every day uses. The accumulated expertise and experience of the company spans both electronic and non-electronic products. This is great assurance that the Milwaukee Instruments MA871 Digital Brix Refractometer is well built and does the job it is designed …
Read More »Vita Apiguard for Varroa Mite Control Review
The Vita Apiguard for Varroa Mite Control is a natural, easy to use treatment for Varroa mites with high efficiency. It keeps your beehive free of Varroa mites, chalkbrood and tracheal mites. The pack is ideal for beekeepers with apiaries of more than one hive but not exceeding five. Beekeepers using the pack are advised to carry out treatments twice with a two week time gap between treatments. The active ingredient in the Vita Apiguard for Varroa mite control is Thymol, which is derived from the thyme plant.
Read More »Natural Apiary Zephyros Protect Beekeeping Jacket Review
The Natural Apiary Zephyros Beekeeping Jacket is a well designed protection against bee stings. Even with a mild tempered bee colony, an overzealous worker bee might happen to land on your jacket one day during a hive inspection. With this beekeeping jacket, you are protected while you are around your …
Read More »Mann Lake CV275 Waterproof Weathertek Bee Suit Review
There are many different beekeeping suits available, but not that many can be said to be waterproof. The Mann Lake CV275 Waterproof Weathertek Bee Suit has waterproofing as one of its main features. But is it actually, and to what extent? In this review, we’ll set out to explore the …
Read More »Goodland Bee Supply GL3STACK 3 Tier Bee Hive Kit Review
Ever since man discovered the sweetness of honey centuries ago, we have been developing better ways of taming the bees that produce it. The beehive, which is the primary home for the bees has undergone various changes over the years. Great advances have been witnessed all in a bit to …
Read More »Mann Lake DC130 Para-Moth Wax Moth Control Review
Beekeepers must be wary of a number of threats that may affect their honeybee colonies. Mann Lake has a solution for wax moths and other honeybee pests in the products they offer to beekeepers. The Mann Lake DC130 Para-Moth Wax Moth Control comes in a one pound canister that Mann Lake promises will clear your beehive boxes of wax moths. Let's check it out and see if it will live up this promise.
Read More »HLPB 110V Electric Honey Uncapping Knife Review
The HLPB Electric Honey Uncapping Knife can reach a maximum temperature of 160 degrees, and so you should be extra careful when using it.
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