Finding and marking your Queen Bee

Finding and marking your Queen Bee

The queen is the central figure of the hive. She must be changed regularly and inserted in a several thousand-bees population. Finding and marking a queen requires extreme patience, gentleness and an alert sense of observation. A little tips is that you should expect...
Opening and closing your beehive

Opening and closing your beehive

Opening your hive Beekeepers shouldn’t open their hives to satisfy their curiosity but only when they need to achieve a specific task and ideally not too early in the morning so that bees have time to wake up and leave. Be sure to only visit them when necessary, as an...
TED TALKS: The first 21 days of a bee’s life

TED TALKS: The first 21 days of a bee’s life

We’ve heard that bees are disappearing. But what is making bee colonies so vulnerable? Photographer Anand Varma raised bees in his backyard — in front of a camera — to get an up close view. This project, for National Geographic, gives a lyrical glimpse into a beehive,...
Set up your bee hive

Set up your bee hive

Setting up a hive is creating an apiary, no matter the current or future size of it. Picking the right location for your apiary is essential: the location determines future harvests, colonies’ cycles and your work as a beekeeper. It is best to avoid windy, shaded,...
How to pick the ideal apiary location?

How to pick the ideal apiary location?

Beekeepers whom owns only a few beehives tend to keep them in their private garden or balcony.However, when one owns beyond 20 beehives, it requires picking out a specific location.Here are our top 6 tips to do so: Don’t overcrowd the area The most restrictive search...