While inspecting your honey frames, you’ve probably noticed capped and uncapped honey. Usually, before extracting honey, you would wait until the honey is capped. But what happens if you feel impatient and can’t wait for all the honey to be capped? Can you eat and use uncapped honey? Yes, you […]
There are many types of honey on the market, each with a distinctive flavor and characteristics. Two popular varieties are clover honey and manuka honey. But what’s unique about them, and how do they differ? Although both types of honey are monofloral, they come from different sources. Clover honey is
Orange Blossom honey is made from the nectar found in the flowers of orange trees. It has a beautiful, light color and a delicate citrus flavor. This honey is produced in many citrus-growing regions worldwide, including California, Florida, Brazil, and Spain. Orange blossom honey is a very popular type of
There are several types of honey – each with its unique taste and aroma. A couple of honey types I’ve heard many times are clover and wildflower honey. They are both very popular and easily accessible in most countries. So, what are they, and how are they different? Clover honey
Clover Honey Vs Wildflower Honey
Honey found on supermarket shelves is pasteurized because pasteurization makes the honey last longer. Pasteurization involves using heat to slow down the natural process of granulation, keeping the honey in liquid form for longer. It also destroys yeast spores that may cause the honey to ferment. What Is Pasteurization? Pasteurization
A swarm is a natural phenomenon that occurs when a large group of flying insects, such as bees, collectively decide to move location in unison. Bees within a hive may think there’s not enough room for the colony to grow, so approximately half decide to leave and find a new
Bees Left Behind After A Swarm: What Does It Mean?
Bee space refers to the small gaps found within a beehive that allow bees to move around. Typically, bees will leave these spaces free of wax and propolis unless the gaps are too big or small. In a natural hive, bees leave spaces wide enough between sheets of the comb
It’s always exciting when you know the hive is ready for you to extract those first frames of honey. Before you take them from the hive, though, you need to know which method you will use to extract the honey. The cheapest way to extract honey is by using gravity
The Cheapest Method To Extract Honey
Burr comb is comb built by worker bees between hive structures with a space greater than about 3/8 of an inch (or 1 centimeter) between them. Sometimes called bridge comb or brace comb, burr comb is built because it reinforces the strength of structures within the hive. Bees may also
Everything You Need To Know About Burr Comb
When looking around your hive you might be surprised to see that there are a large number of dead bees on the ground just outside your hive entrance. When you take a closer look, you see they are the larger male bees, or drones. (If you’re not sure how to
Why Are There Dead Drones Outside My Hive?
