Affordable Beekeeper Clothing, Equipment and Accessories
As long as an adult thumb, with jaws like a stag beetle and four times larger than a honeybee, Wallace’s giant bee is not exactly inconspicuous. Feared extinct after going missing for 38 years, the world’s largest bee has been rediscovered on the Indonesian islands of the North Moluccas. A search team made up from …
By kind permission of Wally from Beds BKA, a very experienced UK beekeeper and honey farmer We are approaching the danger months for our colonies. In my experience there aren’t many colony losses until February or March. The main reasons for colonies dying out are beekeeper error or the weather. As the weather has been …
By kind permission of Wally from Beds BKA, an very experienced UK beekeeper and honey farmer Colonies are all ready for winter now with mouse guards, woodpecker netting and bricks on roofs. For my own peace of mind I like to visit apiaries occasionally during the winter to make sure nothing untoward has happened, e.g. …
The aim of this post is to give novice beekeepers an insight into what is available and what they should look for. There is a huge range of clothing available for the beekeeper today. It is important to take time, and consider what you need and what you feel comfortable with. Things to consider before …