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Honey Bee Pests, Parasites And Diseases – Beekeeping Crash Course Part 3 – Slideshow Presentation

Honey Bee Pests, Parasites And Diseases – Beekeeping Crash Course Part 3 – Slideshow Presentation

Hello Bearded Bee People! This is the third and last section of our Beekeeping Crash Course, covering important pest, parasite and disease information including information on how to craft your own varroa mite management plan.

Beekeeping Basics – B&K Bees Beekeeping Crash Course Part 2 – Slideshow Presentation

Beekeeping Basics – B&K Bees Beekeeping Crash Course Part 2 – Slideshow Presentation

Hello bearded bee people! This is the slideshow to the second portion of our Beekeeping Crash Course.

Honey Bee Biology – B&K Bees Beekeeping Crash Course – Part 1 Slideshow Presentation

Honey Bee Biology – B&K Bees Beekeeping Crash Course – Part 1 Slideshow Presentation

Welcome! It’s 2020 and bee season is near, and I’ve been creating content for you guys like crazy. We’re coming out with a Beekeeping Crash Course over on the Youtube Channel so I’m linking the slideshow presentation here.

2019 Beekeeping Calendars are here!

2019 Beekeeping Calendars are here!

Years of working with beekeepers that run busy lives and answering questions from beginning beekeepers have led me to see the importance of a concise summation of the beekeeping year divided into small, easily digestible snippets. For many beekeepers the amount of information and competing […]

Galleria mellonella: An In Depth Introduction To The Greater Wax Moth

Galleria mellonella: An In Depth Introduction To The Greater Wax Moth

I have talked about wax moths here before, but this is a more in depth focus on the biology of the pest so that we can better understand the problem we are all trying to deal with. Wax moth infestations cost the beekeeping industry millions […]

Getting Started In Beekeeping – Necessary Equipment

Getting Started In Beekeeping – Necessary Equipment

Eight or ten frame? Wax or plastic foundation? Screen or no screen for the bottom board? There are so many choices when it comes to beekeeping equipment that, for a beginner, it can become overwhelming and discouraging at a time already filled with questions and […]

How To Overwinter Bees In A Northern Climate

How To Overwinter Bees In A Northern Climate

It’s already September? Where did the time go? It seems each bee year passes more quickly than the last, and now that the leaves are starting to turn colors here in West Michigan, I have to start dreading the cold half of the year. Shoveling, […]

Which Foundation Is Right For Me?

Which Foundation Is Right For Me?

So you are at the point in your planning for bees where you are stuck with some ideological decisions. This article is intended to help you with the decision of whether you should use foundation in your frames or not, and if you choose to […]

Varroa Destructor: An In Depth Introduction to the Honey Bee’s Most Dangerous Foe

Varroa Destructor: An In Depth Introduction to the Honey Bee’s Most Dangerous Foe

If you have been around bees or beekeepers at all over the last few years, you have probably heard of the varroa mite. You cannot have a discussion about the challenges of keeping bees without mentioning that destructive ectoparasite; they are seemingly ubiquitous, biologically and […]

Storing Drawn Comb/The Wax Moth Battle

Storing Drawn Comb/The Wax Moth Battle

So, you have finished your first year as a beekeeper and you have a lot of drawn comb in boxes that currently have no place on your active hives and now the question is, how should you store it so it is in good condition […]


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