BEEKEEPING

You can test and buy pure, raw, and unfiltered honey from El Sobrante at Cloverfield Organic Farm. Visit the farm, pick fruits, vegetables, or various other plants and admire the beehives and the continuous comings and goings of the bees. Healthy & Delicious...

Spring is a time of strong colony development. It is the time when it is necessary to develop the colonies by giving them space. As soon as the temperature rises and the spring honey flow begins, the beekeeper's role is to give space to the colonies to prevent...

What's a 5 frame bee nuc? A bee nuc or nucleus is generally composed of a queen in laying and five frames including three of brood and two of food, honey, and pollen. It is not about a naked swarm which is composed to him of a packet of bees without frames and a queen...

Varroa is the first problem of bees before beekeeping practices, food problems (nectar and pollen), and chemicals used in agriculture. In order to fight against this plague, several possibilities are available to the beekeeper to help his bees. The most common is the...

The temperature at the heart of the bee cluster is essential. A temperature of 95°F in the brood nest is required. This temperature must remain constant for the good development of the bee larvae. Maintaining the temperature requires a lot of energy from the bees and...

How many bees are in a 5 frame bee nucs? The number of bees in a beehive varies according to the time of year. At the lowest point of the year, there are about 15,000 bees per hive with a queen. The lowest number of bees corresponds to the winter solstice, around...

In Ancient Greece, they noticed that bees would use a natural resin to close up the entrance of their hives. Hence the term « propolis », which means « before the city ». Nowadays, we harvest propolis for its therapeutic attributes. Propolis helps...