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No doubt you’ve heard of, seen, or even tasted honeycomb before. But what exactly is honeycomb? Honeycomb is a mass of wax built by honeybees and stored inside their hive. Each cell of the honeycomb is the shape of a hexagonal prism. Honeycomb is used by bees as both a …
One of the most exciting parts about being a beekeeper is eating the honey. So it can be disappointing, after all your hard work, if your honey turns cloudy or crystallizes once you’ve extracted it. But don’t worry! Cloudy honey doesn’t mean you’ve done something wrong – it’s completely natural …
As winter approaches and the weather becomes cooler, your colony of bees will need less space than they did during the warmer months. Therefore some frames and supers (boxes) will need to be removed and stored securely until Spring. This is known as the winter shutdown. The climate where you …
The more I learn about bees, the more fascinating they become to me. They are incredibly hard-workers and highly organized creatures. Everything they do has a specific purpose. One day, a seemingly obvious question popped in my head, why do bees make honey? The answer may sound obvious, but I wanted …
An exciting time for beekeepers is honey harvesting time. Whether you are a new or experienced beekeeper, the enjoyment of harvesting honey from your own hives is a much looked forward to event. Generally, it is a good time to harvest after a major nectar flow, and the hive is …
New beekeepers look forward to the time they are able to take honey from their first hive. Harvesting honey occurs in Spring and Summer, usually when there is warmer weather and an abundance of suitable flowering plants. In saying this, I have taken a small harvest in early Autumn when …
