Jul 31, 2025 · The core idea behind the Primal Bee hive is thermal efficiency. Most standard hives, even insulated ones, lose a huge amount of heat through poor design and box …

Mar 9, 2021 · Solid, bee-tight hive equipment is necessary because any secondary openings will be eagerly sought by bees to avoid passing through the pollen trap grid. Two pollen trap …

Dec 27, 2024 · Great presentation from Mr. Steve Riley from this year's National Honey Show just dropped. He and Dr. Stephen Martin host and maintain varroaresistant.uk and work closely …

Jul 25, 2025 · 4,586 posts · Joined 2012 #20 ·Jul 26, 2025 If the original post was truly meant to inform, instead of also taking the opportunity to impose personal views of the situation, it would …

Jan 30, 2024 · VarroxSan – Natural Varroa Mite Treatment with Slow-Release Oxalic Acid Strips VarroxSan is a natural solution designed to control varroa mite populations in honey bee …

Oct 27, 2009 · A long time beekeeper in our bee club says he puts salt on the landing board for his bees. I have noticed especially this summer while working in my truckpatch the bees …

Feb 5, 2023 · Heading into my 4th year of beekeeping and thinking about trying to make and sell beeswax candles this year. Right now I just make beeswax chapsticks and sell any extra wax I …

Jun 10, 2016 · I saw a Fat Bee Man video where he used boric acid, crisco, and election signs to build SHB bait traps. I was unable to find straight boric acid at Lowes and picked up some Hot …

Nov 2, 2011 · Footwear Do's and Don'ts: I am new but I have done a lot of reading both online and in books. I've noticed that the shoes beekeepers wear seem wildly different. Some seem …

Nov 29, 2022 · I'm intrigued by the idea of a year round insulated hive. From reading the posts on Ettiene Tardif and a few other sources, it sounds that most poly hives and plastic hives run …