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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.

A signature feature of a Langstroth beehive is the bottom board, which holds the entrance to the beehive and closes the hive at the bottom. All other components of the Langstroth beehive stack rest upon this bottom board. The bottom board you use can be either solid or screened, and …

The Bee Smart 800 Ventilated Beekeeping Suit is carefully designed to keep bees away from beekeepers. It boasts three layer mesh ventilation to keep you cool under the suit. It features a removable round veil. Let’s check it out and see if it’s worth considering. About the Bee Smart 800 Ventilated …

Beekeeping is a science, and humans first learned the importance of beekeeping hundreds of years ago. They learned and developed multiple ways to make it a more sustainable undertaking. Over the years, different methods emerged together with innovations in equipment and tools. Early beekeepers learned that the survivability of the …

The future of beekeeping lies with our children. This is just but one of the reasons as to why ought to encourage kids to familiarize themselves with honeybees. This will enable them assist with hive inspections and the like, and in the future to be able to manage their own …

With the many brands and types of ventilated bee suits out there, it might seem frustrating to make a choice. Fortunately, it is not that difficult to get a bee suit even when on tight budget.