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A popular adage goes, “there are more than one way to kill a cat”. This means that you can use more than a single way to get things done. The same applies to the extraction of honey from the beehive frames. The old fashion way of extracting honey from beehive …

Collecting honey from bee colonies is one of the oldest human activities. Rock paintings and other evidences suggest that humans have been gathering honey since the ancient times. Just like in modern practices, ancient humans use smoke to subdue the bees in order to extract the honey from the hive …

The history of beekeeping spans thousands of years. No one can exactly determine when it started, but we can all agree that it has been part of our lives for a very long time. Ancient beekeepers used tools to gather honey from beehives, and evidences prove that early humans also …

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.

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.