There are plenty of reasons that drive so many across the globe to engage in beekeeping. For beginners, beekeeping, also referred to as apiculture, refers to the practice of rearing bees for honey and other honeybee products and services. Top on the list of products derived from beekeeping is the …
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The SummerHawk Ranch Complete Backyard Beehive Kit System has almost everything the novice beekeeper needs all in one package. The kit consists of two quick check supers-one deep jar super and one medium quick check super, twelve mason jars with lids – six 1-pint jars and six 1-quart jars, eight …
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As its name suggests, Mason jar beekeeping refers to keeping bees in Mason jars. The Mason jars are fitted into the ordinary hive, where in this case the bees will utilize the Mason jars when making combs and honey instead of (or in addition to) using hive frames. Once the honey jars are filled with honey, they are taken out of the hive. The bees might take some time to figure out the use of the jars. However, once they get things right, it becomes so much easier for the bees to build their combs inside the Mason jars.
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SummerHawk Ranch honey jar hives are an innovative approach to the age old practice of beekeeping. The SummerHawk Ranch 38533 Honey Mason Jar Beehive comes with a deep, brood super and 10 frames. This super features an observation window on the side and is called the “quick check” super. Using …
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