It has antifungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties. It is these capabilities that give propolis its healing power.
Read More »How to Protect Honeybees from Bears
Among the many predatory animals that are bad news for honeybees, bears rank quite high. Whether a grizzly or black bear, honeybees do not look forward to the day a bear visits their beehive. At best, the bear gets to the brood quickly and eats their fill and then leaves the beehive. In most cases however, a honeybee colony is lost when a bear attacks a beehive. While the bear eats honey, its main target is usually the larvae in the brood chambers. The high protein content of larvae and honeybee eggs makes them prime targets for bears. This article looks at how bears damage beehives and the honeybee colonies in them. It also shares tips on how to protect honeybees from bears.
Read More »Amitraz Plus Strips Varroa Mite Treatment Review
Some of the commonly used methods of dealing with varroa mites include: physical, mechanical, chemical and behavioral. Chemical control measures are generally much more effective, given the fact that they help to completely wipe out the invasive mites. One of the biggest challenges when dealing with varroa mites, is the fact that their developmental stages are well protected courtesy of the encrusted brood cells. This is where they develop rapidly and are able to evade treatment. Amitraz Plus Strips offer a better way of dealing with varroa mites. The potent ingredients in the strips make it possible to target the adult form of the mites. It also remains active and useful for an extended period, making it possible to annihilate the varroa mites that emerge from enclosed brood cells.
Read More »5 Ways Beekeeping Can Benefit Your Mental Health
Therapy is not about lying on a couch and answering questions until you have a breakthrough. Talk therapy is effective over time, but active therapies are growing in popularity. Many people benefit from mixing up both kinds of rehab treatment. There is a new therapy on the rise that offers incredible mental health benefits, beekeeping. While it has not been recognized widely by the medical community, beekeepers are sponsoring it as a new therapy due to its benefits for mental health. There are also some therapeutic beekeeping programs sprouting up around the world. Beekeeping gives you a great reason to spend more time in nature, which is vital to maintaining and improving mental health. Here are some additional mental health benefits that beekeepers enjoy.
Read More »Vaillant’s classification of defense mechanisms
The following post was sponsored by BetterHelp. As human beings, we often have the instinct or need to defend ourselves – whether that’s physically or mentally. On a macro level, when we find ourselves in a dangerous situation, we take action to keep ourselves safe. On a micro level, our …
Read More »How to Clean Beehive Frames and Foundation
Good hygiene is a key factor in beekeeping. In a beehive, the frames are one of the important items you should clean. Both experienced and beginner beekeepers need to know how to clean beehive frames. They can then reuse the frames in their beehives with little risk of spreading diseases and sure that they are controlling pests of honeybees. Some beehive frames are best destroyed by fire and other destruction methods. These are the frames that have contagious diseases of bee colonies such as foulbrood. It is especially important to clean bee frames when moving them between honeybee colonies. Some colonies that appear healthy at first, may in fact harbor disease-causing organisms that can infect a weak colony. Do not put off cleaning beehive frames for any reason, especially if you plan to use them in another colony. It is great if you schedule and carry out beehive frame cleaning soon after harvesting honey. This gives your frames ample time to dry properly before the next use. You are also able to repair any damaged frames and replace those that cannot be reused; all this done in time before honey flow season.
Read More »Plastic Beehive Frames vs Wood – Which is Better?
Beekeepers are offered two types of frames - those made using wood and those made using plastic wooden. Wood is natural and has traditionally been used to make beehive frames. Advances and innovation in apiculture has led to the advent of plastic frames. You may use the two types of frames together or use only one type of frame. In this article we'll discuss the comparison of plastic beehive frames vs wood.
Read More »How to Make Langstroth Beehive Frames
Langstroth beehives are synonymous with modern beekeeping. From the invention of the beehive, it has gripped the beekeeping industry like a giant. The iconic beehive provides a great home for honey bee colonies when built well. It is divided into the lower section, beehive boxes and the upper section. Langstroth beehives have several components that are held in it including beehive frames. This article guides you on how to make Langstroth beehive frames. The frames are held in beehive boxes that make up a beehive stack. We will look at deep beehive box frames, medium and shallow beehive box frames. The frames you make can be used in both 8-frame and 10-frame Langstroth beehive setups.
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The following post was sponsored by BetterHelp. Deciding whether or not you want to seek help from a mental health professional can be a big step for a lot of people. Knowing precisely what you want and what kind of counseling is best for you can be challenging to figure …
Read More »Understanding the Deformed Wing Virus in Honeybees
The deformed wing virus (DWV) is a viral infestation of the bee colony. It is also called the deformed wing disease and it affects honey bees worldwide. This virus presents multiple symptoms and deformities and is named after the most obvious one suffered by bees: wing deformation. This deformity is induced in the pupa stage of a honeybee’s lifecycle. Their wings become shrunken and deformed among other often visible developmental deformities. It has become a global crisis for the bees and also for us as humans, since our survival is tied to them.
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