BeeKeepClub Resources and Guides for Beekeepers

American foulbrood is a fatal disease of honey bee brood. It is caused by the bacterium, Paenibacillus larvae. Brood that has been infected by the American foulbrood disease, dies at the pupal or pre-pupal stage. Serious infections that spread over a lot of the brood in a beehive, cause weakening of the colony and its eventual death. This article discusses American foulbrood treatment and management for honey bee colonies and the necessary actions that beekeepers should take.

Tools are important parts of every industry including beekeeping. There’s a tool in every beekeeping process. You need a certain tool when you’re starting up, a tool to create a colony, you need a tool to take care of the bees; another tool to examine the colony; you need a …

Beehive frame perches or holders are tools that can be hung onto the side of the hive body or the honey super when the beekeeper is examining the colony or harvesting honey. They help to keep the frames off the ground and allow the beekeeper to keep his or her …

Over the last decade, beekeepers have had to find ways of retaliating against some of the problems they face. These include diseases, pests, parasites, predators, and weather elements. The common diseases that affect honey bees have forced researchers to go back to the drawing board and find ways of countering them. The Acute Bee Paralysis Virus, also referred to as ABPV, is among the diseases that pose a serious risk to beekeeping enterprises globally. It was discovered for the first time during the laboratory works on the identification of the causative agent of bee paralysis, i.e. the Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus (CBPV).

Every living animal in nature has an enemy. The honey bee is no exception. It has its share of pests, parasites and predators that attempt through every means possible to invade their territory. Humans have contributed greatly to the increase in honey bee pests and parasites. This has come about …

The VIVO BEE-V105 Professional Beekeeping Smock is protective wear for beekeepers. VIVO is a reputable beekeeping company with a good number of products for beekeepers. These products range from beehives, honey extractors to protective wear such as the BEE-V105 beekeeping smock. VIVO claims to turn innovative ideas into solutions that …

The concept of the excluder is to prevent the queen bee from having access to certain areas of the beehive. It a barrier constructed to restrict the movement of the queen bee. The queen is larger in size than the other bees, and the queen excluder is made in such a way that while the worker bees can pass through it, the queen can't. In this article, we are going to discuss the best queen excluders. There are many models available today, but only the best is suitable for you. When we are talking of suitability, we are referring to an excluder that will perform its required function while still being durable. One that will give you satisfaction; one that will give you value on every dime you invested in it.

Harvesting honey from beehives requires you to separate the honey from honeycomb using one of several methods. While using a rotary honey extractor is the best and commonly accepted method of harvesting honey, there are other means by which it can be achieved, which will be discussed in this article. Read on to learn the best methods and tips on how to harvest honey without an extractor.

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