Is it OK to feed bees, during the splitting process. Margaret responds to a question from Dan. The post Feeding Honey Bees while Splitting appeared first on kiwimana ..read more

Here is an update to a story we did back in 2009. The original wooden stand had rotted away, so it was time to give the water feeder a refresh and provide our bees with a water source. The post Creating a Water Source for Bees appeared first on kiwimana ..read more

Question Emailed from Oliver March 2019 After last newsletter we received this question from Oliver who asked “ what nutrition does honey provide that sugar-syrup does not ? “ Hi Oliver, Thanks for your email and what a great question.   Honey when in a Beehive is a raw and natural pure food. White sugar […] The post Honey Bee Honey versus Sugar Syrup appeared first on kiwimana ..read more

The art of beekeeping can be very exciting, but if you are a beginning beekeeper, you are most likely going to make some mistakes. Of course, no beekeeper will intentionally want anything to go wrong, but it happens. This article to contains ten major mistakes a new beekeeper makes. The post 10 Mistakes New Beekeepers Make appeared first on kiwimana ..read more