Image by Salim Virji Beekeeping in Alphabet City Question by fathi: I want to know about beekeeping in Scotland? I am a overseas PhD student at Glasgow university. Beekeeping is a my favourite hobby and would like to practice it while I am in scotland, but I do not know how to start. Give your […]
Continue reading …Question by airsoft aficianado: beekeeping? which are the best type of bees for a beginner to get for the main purpose of honey??? (in miami florida) Feel free to answer in the comment section below
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Image by heather.morrison At least, I think it’s a carpenter bee? Apparently they burrow and live largely solitary lives (outside of raising their own young). This one was building a nest in an old log in my mother’s backyard! Question by Greywolf: How do you start raising bees for honey? What do I need and […]
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Image by stewickie Stewart’s father raises bees as a hobby, and he lobbed this at us when he came to visit today. Vee keeps walking around muttering, "Sooo good" … "breakfast" …"soo much of it!" … "mmmmmm". We luvs us some honey. Thanks, Dad! Question by suki: Anyone know how to raise honey bees? Can […]
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Image by nd-nʎ The Beehive Cluster (a.k.a. Praesepe or Messier 44), in the center of the constellation Cancer. It is faintly visible by naked eye as a blob in Houston TX. M44 is a quite big star cluster, so only a focal length of 135mm is needed. 相機/Camera: Canon EOS 40D 鏡頭/Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm […]
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Image by London Permaculture Beehive at the Alara Forest Garden. Question by thelak89: Can anyone help me on how to build or make beehive box for bees? I have bees living in one of the roofs at my home, and this is preventing me and my family from making the neccessary renovations at our backyard. […]
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Image by Max xx … and who-said-the-English-were-eccentric? #2. Ever since that classic photo of Snelgrove with a bee beard on the front cover of his 1934 book, people have been trying to do better. The Guiness World Record was set in California in 1998 with 350,000 yellow bees weighing 39.7 kg! This photo (courtesy Michael […]
Continue reading …With honey becoming scarce, Is it practicle to raise bumble bees for polination ?
April 28, 2011 9 CommentsQuestion by Mr.bea: With honey becoming scarce, Is it practicle to raise bumble bees for polination ? I realizr their honey is nnot good, but for the past few years I have seen lots of bumble bees in my garden and not many honey bees. One day we may be glasd to see the killer […]
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