Keeping Backyard Bees

Welcome to the Ol' Bee Gal Q&A brought to you by KeepingBackyardBees.com Please submit your questions by following this link.    Here are the questions addressed in this episode. Lionel What can I do with black/brown propolis infused comb?   Stephanie Are there temperature limits when using oxalic acid?   Ken If I buy a nucleus with short frames, how can I move the bees into a regular deep framed hive.   Mary Ann What time of day is best to rob the hive?   Joseph What is the best time to consolidate hives?   Mike I’m storing old comb and they are now covered in fungus.  What can I do to prevent this in the future?   Kent What’s the best way to get rid of hive beetles?   Doug If you’re not supposed to heat honey to high temperatures, what happens to the quality when you put it in a cup of tea?   Lisa Is it too late to treat my hive for mites?      

Welcome to the Ol' Bee Gal Q&A brought to you by KeepingBackyardBees.com Please submit your questions by following this link.    Here are the questions addressed in this episode. Fadi What happens to the old queen after the hive makes a new queen?   Gil Why have his bees made honey of varied colors?   Russell What does it mean to you to be a beekeeper?   Ron I purchased packages of bees with Saskatraz bees.  Are these queens noted for swarming?   Wimukthi If the queen receives royal jelly at the larval stage, what is she fed at the adult stage?   Gilberto How many bees can I keep with approximately 100 acres of various types of forage?   John How do bees do when wind farms are put in the area?   Jeremy When ideally does a Queen start laying winter bees? Does supplementary feeding effect this decision?  

Welcome to the Ol' Bee Gal Q&A brought to you by KeepingBackyardBees.com  Please submit your question by following this link.    Here are the questions addressed in this episode.   John  What can John do to prevent "small black ants" that may be causing his bees to abscond?   Ken Even though I've primed the wick, the candles are not burning evenly.  What can he do differently?   Lisa How do I do a count for varroa mites?   Linda After requeening a swarm, how long can I expect the new queen's genetics to completely pass through the hive?   Lynn If you cut holes in the top box to let out condensation does that let other insects in?   Question from Russell What about ordering bees this spring?

Welcome to the Ol' Bee Gal Q&A brought to you by KeepingBackyardBees.com  Please submit your question by following this link.    Here are the questions addressed in this episode.   Feriba How do I store beeswax?  How to render and mold wax How to Clean, Melt, and Store Beeswax   Paul  Should I leave my bees honey in the hive instead of feeding sugar through winter?   Betsy Why did my hives abscond?   Ken   After we had weather below freezing I lost all of my bees, how can I avoid this in the future?   Carla Why should you paint your bee box?   Khalid What are the best 3 brands of honey?   Eddy If bees don’t need to create comb (in a flow hive) would that give them more energy and resources for making honey?   Question from Russell What should beekeepers be working on over the Winter months?

In this episode, they discuss Emma's history with bees, a few cool stories, and how she manages her beekeeping while on the road.   Thinking about starting your own apiary but don’t know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today. https://www.motherearthnews.com/store/Offer/MMEPCIZ2   Emma Arnold's Website Emma's Tour   Learn more about beekeeping from Keeping Backyard Bees!  Check out their Free Newsletter! Get hands-on with bees at the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR!

This podcast episode was proudly sponsored by MOTHER EARTH NEWS!  Are you considering keeping bees? In this episode of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends podcast producer Robert Riley sits down with Master Beekeepers Becky and Steve Tipton, and Ethnobotanist Dawn Combs, who is a veteran in the realm of "natural beekeeping". These experts share their knowledge and discuss differences to help Robert and other beginners get up and going with their own colonies. Robert, Becky, Steve, and Dawn help prepare you for this upcoming adventure by covering bee species, swarming, pollinator-friendly plants, when to smoke your bees, tools of the trade, and much more. If you are an experienced beekeeper you may even learn a new technique.   Thinking about starting your own apiary but don’t know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today. https://www.motherearthnews.com/store/Offer/MMEPCIZ2     Follow the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest: Beginning Beekeeping: What You Need to Know to Get StartedCommon Winter Beekeeping ProblemsNatural Beekeeping in Your BackyardUrban Beekeeping: Be a Backyard Beekeeper Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more beekeeping resources! To listen to more podcasts, visit MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends! Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!

Enjoy this classic podcast episode from MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends!  In this episode, Hilary Kearney of Girl Next Door Honey teaches Zach and Charlotte about catching a swarm.  She also goes into detail about her business as a beekeeper!    Thinking about starting your own apiary but don’t know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today. https://www.motherearthnews.com/store/Offer/MMEPCIZ2

In this Classic Episode of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and FRIENDS, Becky and Steve Tipton meet with Charlotte and Robert to teach them about the different methods of harvest honey and what makes hive product so extraordinary!    Thinking about starting your own apiary but don’t know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today. https://www.motherearthnews.com/store/Offer/MMEPCIZ2

In this episode, Charlotte and Russell meet with Mary Miller and Helen Schnoes from the Douglas County Food Policy Council.  They have worked tirelessly to create agricultural regulations in Lawrence Kansas that both encourage and protect urban farming, including keeping bees.    Thinking about starting your own apiary but don’t know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today. https://www.motherearthnews.com/store/Offer/MMEPCIZ2

In this episode, Becky Tipton and Hank Will discuss how they make a profit on their homestead.  their expertise explores keeping bees, gardening, and livestock.   Thinking about starting your own apiary but don’t know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today. https://www.motherearthnews.com/store/Offer/MMEPCIZ2

Enjoy this video from MOTHER EARTH NEWS! Jessica and Q discuss the benefits of growing a pollinator-friendly garden! #pollinatorweek Link to POLLINATOR FRIENDLY GARDENING book:http://bit.ly/PollinatorBook   Thinking about starting your own apiary but don’t know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today.   https://www.motherearthnews.com/store/Offer/MMEPCIZ2

Join Russell Mullin as he walks through the steps of installing a package of bees into a horizontal Langstroth beehive.   Thinking about starting your own apiary but don’t know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today.   https://www.motherearthnews.com/store/Offer/MMEPCIZ2   Music: Sunshine to my Door by Martin Stirrup For more videos, check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Youtube channel. Find us on these other social networks: FacebookTwitterPinterest  

Join Russell Mullin and Kellsey Trimble as they discuss what Russell keeps in his beekeeper's toolbox and why. Thinking about starting your own apiary but don’t know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today.   https://www.motherearthnews.com/store/Offer/MMEPCIZ2 For more great videos check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends Youtube channel!   Find us on social media! FacebookTwitterPinterest

Join Russell Mullin and Suzanna Vazquez as they walk through the process of splitting a beehive.   Thinking about starting your own apiary but don’t know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today.  https://www.motherearthnews.com/store/Offer/MMEPCIZ2   For more great videos check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends Youtube channel!   Find us on social media! FacebookTwitterPinterest Music: A Stranger's Map of Texas by Chapman & The Woodpiles

Join Russell Mullin as he shows how to properly install a "bee hotel" for mason and leafcutter bees.   Thinking about starting your own apiary but don’t know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today. https://www.motherearthnews.com/store/Offer/MMEPCIZ2   For more videos, check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Youtube channel. Find us on these other social networks: FacebookTwitterPinterest 

Watch as Editor Russell Mullin captures a swarm. Swarms take place when a hive has grown too large and splits in two. Then, a queen leaves the original hive with a number of worker bees.   Thinking about starting your own apiary but don’t know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today. https://www.motherearthnews.com/store/Offer/MMEPCIZ2   This video was shared to us from the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Youtube Channel! Swarms don’t stay like this for very long, so if you’re interested in capturing one, you may only have a day or two at the most. The MOTHER EARTH NEWS YouTube channel is your go-to source for videos about sustainable living. Find tutorials on everything from indoor seed starting and knot tying to chicken processing and butter churning. Virtually attend presentations from our popular MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIRs. (https://www.motherearthnewsfair.com/) Get to know our sharp (and fun-loving!) staff. We're proud to be the most popular and longest running magazine on sustainable living in the world, and we hope you enjoy getting to know us. Subscribe to our channel today! (https://www.youtube.com/user/MotherEarthNewsMag) Find us on these other social networks: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/motherearthnewsmag)Twitter (https://twitter.com/MotherEarthNews)Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/motherearthnews/)