If you’re thinking about starting a honey operation you’ve got to make some big decisions and they don’t all have to do with bees. Whether or not you’re new to the field you should keep the following in mind before you set up shop:
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Ten years ago, my wife and I were looking to add honey to our food storage. A friend at Church recommended a local beekeeper that we could purchase our honey from. What followed was a marvelous introduction into the world of beekeeping. Perhaps the biggest draw that a beekeeper experiences is their attachment to the community of nature and the circle of life. Certainly, the maintenance of the bee hives requires attention to detail and balancing the life of those curious insects Read the rest of this entry »

Beekeeping can be both a financial and environmental boon to an area. In British Columbia and Alberta, beekeeping is limited due to the severe weather conditions every winter. The estimated value of natural pollination by bees in Canada is over 750 million dollars a year. There is also the added benefit of pollination by bees aiding the growth of wild and domestic crops each year.

Most of the beekeeping is done for Canada in the Peace District of Read the rest of this entry »

As there are no honey bees that are native to the Americans, in 1622 the European Colonist had began to bring the dark bees to America. However, later on down the line the Italian bees and others were followed. Many insects around the world as we know play a huge role to the Earth’s rotation and seasons changing, but the Honey Bees are the most popular in history today. As a commercial venture and hobby, deciding which bee to purchase shouldn’t be a Read the rest of this entry »

Visually, they look about the same. But to the beekeeper, the difference between a swarm cell and a supersedure cell can mean the difference between a nice honey harvest or losing most of a hive and the honey production that goes with it.

First, let us quickly review the difference between supersedure and the swarming impulse. If a colony of honey bees determines that the old queen is too old, injured, sick, or unable to fully carry out her egg laying duties, they will take steps to replace her with a new queen. This process is known Read the rest of this entry »

People have been beekeeping for over 5,000 years, and it is growing increasingly popular both as a hobby and a small business venture. For beginners, beekeeping can be a daunting challenge, but there are a variety of sources to guide one through the process from online guides to face-to-face help from your local beekeeping organization.

It is probably best to begin by contacting your local beekeeping organization. Most States have Beekeeping Associations, and there are many localized organizations Read the rest of this entry »

Rock paintings of honey being gathered from bee hives have implied that the gathering of honey dates as far back as 13,000 BCE.

Francois Huber was a scientist who conducted studies of bees during the 18th century and determined the queen bee of the colony is the mother of all the workers and drone bees.

For the most part when people first started collecting honey and bees wax, the hives were destroyed. As a result of Read the rest of this entry »

One doesn’t decide on a whim to begin keeping bees. The science of beekeeping is exacting and takes time and education to perfect. Keeping bees may not be right for you if you do not have access to fields where you can set up your beehives in the shelters that you will learn to provide for your bees once you have done your research on beekeeping. You should not decide to keep bees because you hope to become wealthy overnight by selling honey. You shouldn’t make beekeeping a main source of your income unless you Read the rest of this entry »