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Why Do Beekeepers Use Smoke? And How To Use A Bee Smoker

Smoking bees is the primary technique beekeepers use to manage their colonies during inspections and honey harvesting.  But what does the smoke really do to the bees? In this post, we cover...

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17 Types of Honey & What Makes Them Different

There are over 300 different types of honey. From Jarrah, lavender, rosemary, and heather, you'll find many unique flavors, floral notes, nutrients, and other health benefits from these varying types...

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Buying Bees: How To Get Honeybees & Introduce Them To Your Colony

Populating your beehive is a common activity for beekeepers. Colonies often die, or the queen may need to be replaced, making it your responsibility to introduce your hive with additional bees. In...

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What Do Bees Eat? A Bee’s Diet & How To Keep Your Hive Healthy

The most common food bees eat is nectar, pollen, and the honey they produce. They also consume royal jelly, which is a milky secretion from young worker bees. Other supplementary foods used by...

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Raw Honeycomb: 8 Great Ways To Eat Honeycomb

Yes! Raw honeycomb is, in fact, edible.  And it happens to be one of our favorite ways to eat honey. We get this question a lot– is raw honeycomb edible and safe to eat? So, in this...

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What Does A Queen Bee Look Like? How To Quickly Find Your Queen

The most distinct physical attribute of the queen bee is the long abdomen. The queen bee's wings remain short, only partially covering her abdomen. Also, her legs tend to be significantly larger than...

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