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I found this from 2013. The information is true in 2020 as it was in 2013 PROVIDENCE, RI (June 14, 2013) – One of every three bites of...

Virginia State Beekeeping Newsletter

If a beekeeper is extracting honey during the winter, there is something wrong, very wrong. I tried to extract the honey in my garage....

I went to check the hive that had the dead out to see what I could find inside. There was honey and some granulated sugar in the hive. I...

This was the week hive. In the spring and summer the hive was very active and seemed to be healthy. I checked it for mites and it was...

I am getting ready for the spring increases by building some nuc boxes. It was really cheap and easy to do. Just need some simple tools...

It was a warm enough day to open the hives for inspection. I had put some granulated sugar in the hives for winter feeding. We have not...

Just like us, bees like their house clean. They are very hygienic and like order. Unlike us, bees don't have to wash dishes, do laundry...

This hive was one of my strongest hives in the spring. I had noticed not much queen activity in the last inspections. I don't think there...

In the winter, bees have different food needs. We want to get the stores of honey as full as possible. We change the water to sugar ratio...

Para-Moth is used to help control wax moths in empty drawn comb. Para-Moth is NOT the same as Moth Balls! Do not use moth balls in you...

As the season changes so do the pests that beekeepers have to do battle with. Here is an example of wax moths. The moths lay eggs in the...

This is the hive that I relocated from Locust Grove, VA. There is usual activity at this hive. You can compare this hive to the ones that...

I had forgotten that I had this update. Forgive me it is out of order. The queen was out of the hive. I was able to locate her and put...

The last of the hives are being moved for the winter. I only had one hive. I figured that it would be best to move all the hives to one...

I combined 2 hives that were weak. They didn't seem "right". I saw no egg production and very little capped brood. I was worried about...

Just my public service announcement to you.

I was asked to give a 15 minute presentation to the local Ruritian Club.

I had put up a swarm trap in case some of my honey bees decided to swarm. I figured since they were new bees, that I would not see any...

I there were issues at the Word Headquarters of Gees Bees. I have robbing and hornets. Hornets have overtaken my swarm trap that I have...

I have a hive that did not fill the upper box with comb. No comb, no honey for the winter. I have made a choice to remove the upper...

I have opened up the entrance on one of the hives that was being robbed. They have seemed to be holding their own. Its late August in VA,...

Bees wax is a natural waterproofer. It has been used for years to water proof jackets and tents. I had a top hive feeder that needed some...

I have filled all of the hives in frame feeders in the last 3 days. I know that they have plenty of syrup to eat. I prefer honey on my...