By Claire Jones
Yes!! It is that time of year - early Honey Flow- when the bees build up quickly and silently. Before you know it you are looking at a huge moving bee swarm perched on a tree branch like the one below when you come home....and you must capture them quickly before they move on to …
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Want to start your own beehive? The bee Nuc, a miniature working beehive is the best and fastest way to start.
Videos of bees swarming is incredible. the whole process takes about 20 minutes.
Starting up a new bee hive can be done one of three ways. Through experience, I prefer starting a new hive with a "nuc", which is a miniature version of a larger bee hive. See the pros and cons of the different methods.
Honey Flow With the coming of spring a couple of weeks early this spring, I am getting a little nervous about my bees. The honey flow which is the frantic bee activity of bees collecting nectar from spring flowers will be here very soon. I have a strong hive that made it through the winter and I am on …
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