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Healthy Bees: Why Do Bees Die?
Thank you for your interest in becoming a beekeeper. To us, beekeeping is one of the most enjoyable hobby/businesses ever. We believe you will enjoy it as well. We want to share some basic information about how to keep healthy bees.
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We are offering beginners, advance and queen rearing classes. Click here for more information. During our classes we teach you the 4 methods to combat varroa mites without the use of chemicals. You'll learn important management skills that will make you a better beekeeper.
The truth is that many hives die due to poorly trained beekeepers. So many beekeeping mistakes can easily be avoided.
Let me give a couple of avoidable bee losses.
1. Winter Losses can be minimized with the right queen, varroa reduction and strong colonies with sufficient pollen and honey resources. So often a colony dies because the beekeeper did not monitor the health of the queen and she either did not lay well, die and was not replaced or the queen was replaced too late in the year to build up the needed overwinter population. Or, a colony can die because the beekeeper failed to reduce the mite population. Every beekeeper should implement our 4 IPM approach to reduce mites.
2. Winter feeding can be the lifesaving factor in getting your hive through the winter. Since winter is cold, traditional entrance feeders and top feeders will freeze. That's why we invented the Winter-Bee-Kind. This is a piece of equipment that is placed on top of the cluster, providing top insulation to reduce excessive condensation and sugar, pollen and honey-b-healthy as well as an upper vent.
3. Keep colonies healthy all year. Regular inspections will help the beekeeper take the necessary steps to strengthen a hive. Sometimes maybe the hive just needs fed for a week or a pollen patty. Maybe the colony is too crowded and needs frames managed to reduce a potential swarm. Maybe the queen needs replaced so that the colony can grow and build up. Strong colonies fight off most problems.
Remember, not all colony deaths are preventable. Sometimes it is beyond our control. Bees are in the animal kingdom and they die from viruses, diseases and environmental issues that we have little control over. We have to do our part, though, to eliminate as many potential threats to our honey bees.
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A Quick Buzz
How To Start Keeping Bees
Frequenly Asked Questions
How Do Bees Make Honey
Honey Bee Trivia
Tell Me the Beekeeping
Basics
Beekeeping Thoughts:
Raw and Unfiltered
Great Honey Recipes
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3 Pound Package of Bees (approx 10,000) with Italian Queen. PICKUP at our Facility ONLY!!
TENTATIVE PICKUP
DATE: APRIL 13, 2013
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Come Join Us In Our New Beekeeping Educational Center For Our Next Beekeeping Class. Click Here For More Information.
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The Royal Hive Beekeeping Kit WITH BEES!!
This is for shipping only. If you want to pick up hive and bees, see Traveler's Kit (next box to the right)
(Bees not available to be shipped to CA, WA, AZ, UT, NV, OR, ID, MT)
3 lb package with marked Italian queen. Plus a standard complete hive which includes 2 deeps, 1 honey super, screen bottom board, telescoping top cover, entrance cleat, 30 frames and and foundation, FULLY ASSEMBLED & PAINTED, feeder included, queen excluder included.
Bees ship UPS OVERNIGHT May 1 or 2, 2013.
Wooden hives ships 7-14 days after order is placed. Bees ship first week in May. Others who have bought this item have also bought one of these:
Equipment Kit #1 MORE INFO or
Equipment Kit #2 MORE INFO
If you are new to beekeeping, check out our FREE online beekeeping lessons and our video on how to install your bees.
Click here for more information on our package bees for 2013
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TO ORDER NOW
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 Traveler's
Kit
WITH BEES
This kit is for pickup only at our honey bee farm in Illinois. 1 completely assembled and painted beekeeping hive, with queen and 3 lb package.
Specifics:
1 Screen bottom board
2 Deep hive bodies with frames and foundation
1 Medium super body with frames and foundation
1 Inner cover
1 telescoping top cover with painted
aluminum covering.
1 3lb package with queen.
PICK UP ONLY
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TO ORDER NOW
Click here for more information on our package bees for 2013
Join certified master beekeeper David Burns at our next beekeeping class at our new educational center. Click here.
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Expanded Beekeeping
Kit
(Bees Not Included)
2 completely assembled
and painted beekeeping
hives.
Specifics:
2 Screen bottom board
4 Deep hive bodies with frames and foundation
2 Medium super body with frames and foundation
2 Inner cover
2 telescoping top cover with painted
aluminum covering.
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TO ORDER NOW
Click here for more information on our package bees for 2013
We offer hands on beekeeping classes at our new education center at our honey bee farms. Click here to sign up now!
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