Alabama Beekeeping Meetings
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by Adam Hickman
4y ago
When it comes to beekeeping in Alabama, there are three large meetings each year worth attending. These meetings are where a lot of minds come together to teach others how to be better beekeepers or simply how to become a beekeeper. If you are wanting either of those things, you should look into attending an event near you. At each one of these conferences, there are beginner-oriented classes, semi-advanced classes, food/snacks, local, regional and national beekeeping supply vendors. Meaning, there is typically something for everyone there, even if you just think bees are cool and may not wan ..read more
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Using a Thermal Camera for Beekeeping
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by Adam Hickman
5y ago
A thermal camera is indispensable when it comes to locating bees inside a wall or estimating a bee hives strength with minimal interference. They do an excellent job detecting the changes in surface temperature so that what is behind the surface is revealed. And this is exactly what you need as a beekeeper to locate a feral colony inside a building or simply just check the strength and location of your winter clusters in your normal hives. FLIR= Forward Looking InfraredIf you remove bees from buildings or are interested in starting to, a thermal camera is worth the purchase. It can save a lot ..read more
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5 Ways to Fix a Package Queen that Failed
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by Adam Hickman
5y ago
The queen bee delivered with package bees has a good chance of dying during the first year. I suspected 50%+ package queens die within a few months of being added, leaving the new beekeeper queenless in the worst possible time.  I actually spoke with a package producer (not just a reseller) and they felt about 40% of packages fail with new beekeepers. I’m sure the responsibility is shared between the package of bees and the beekeeper. While experienced beekeepers have the tools and knowledge to help the queen problem, new beeks are up a creek. New beekeepers turn to large operations who sell ..read more
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5 Ways to Fix a Package Queen that Failed
Foxhound Bee
by Adam Hickman
5y ago
The queen bee delivered with package bees has a good chance of dying during the first year. I suspect 50%+ package queens die within a few months of being added, leaving the new beekeeper queenless in the worst possible time. Typically, it is not the fault of the beekeeper, but a product of our industrialized beekeeping environment. While experienced beekeepers have the tools and knowledge to help the problem, new beeks are up a creek. New beekeepers turn to large operations who sell packages and queens in the tens of thousands. Unfortunately, these queens produced and shipped across the count ..read more
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