One of the really critical things a beekeeper will need to do in the spring centers around feeding your bees.
Category: Resources
Links and references to resources that I’ve found helpful or that other trusted beekeepers have recommended.
More About Installing Packages – Dead Queen or Drifting/Absconding Bees
One of the things that’s come up recently is the knowledge about the possibility of your package bees having more than 1 queen. How do you know? And how do you keep your packaged bees from leaving or moving into the neighboring hive?
New Plastic Packaging for Packaged Bees (Spring 2020)
Here’s a video from spring 2020 where I talk about the nice features of this plastic container that my packaged bees came in.
Order Your Bees for 2021 (updated 3/14/21)
It’s time to order your bees for spring 2021! Here’s a list of folks I know who have packages and nucs for sale. I’ve purchased from all of these folks at least once or am personally familiar with the product.
Thinking of Taking Up Beekeeping?
2018 will be my 11th year actively learning about keeping bees and you’d think with that many years behind me, it would be getting easier to keep my bees alive. That hasn’t been the case. And if you talk to long time beekeepers (like having 50 years or more under their belt) they’ll tell you …
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Register Your Hives
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has joined other states in partnering with FieldWatch, an online mapping service to help prevent crop damage and bee deaths due to accidental/unintended pesticide drift. FieldWatch is currently operating in fourteen states and one Canadian province: Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, …
Queens, Nucs, and Packages
The following are my suggestions for buying queens, packages, and nucs. If you have a good source for any, please email me with the pertinent information and include some information about why you are recommending them. The following dealers have been approved by the NC Department of Agriculture to sell bees in North Carolina and …
Bee Supply Companies
The following are just a few of the many, many companies selling bee supplies. If you’ve had really good luck buying equipment from someone not on this list, send me an email with the info and why you like them.
The Kim and Jim Show
One of the most gratifying aspects of beekeeping is meeting or hearing about beekeepers who go out of their way to share what they know with other beekeepers. I’m especially grateful for the ones who do it with a sense of humor. The Kim and Jim Show is one of my current favorites. Bee Culture …