image via:www.honeyflow.com Stuart and Cedar Anderson have created a beehive that won’t scare away most want-to-be beekeepers. The duo, a father and son from Australia, have designed the Flow Hive, which allows honey to be harvested directly without bothering the bees. Usually, a beehive must be opened up, and the bees home completely disturbed. The design for this revolutionary hive uses a unique honeycomb frame that makes harvesting simpler for bees and beekeepers. The designers are multigenerational beekeepers, Cedar being the youngest and having been working with bees since he was a young ..read more

As a beginning beekeeper you are unlikely to have an extractor. If you don’t know what that is, it is a steel drum that allows frames to be placed in sleeves inside, and then centrifugal force is used to spin the honey out of the honeycomb inside the frames. The honey collects on the sides and flows down to the bottom where a spigot can be opened, and honey drained into a collection bucket. It is efficient, and the most efficient harvesting tool. It is a great method, but you may not have access to one at this point, as they can run anywhere from $100 upwards to purchase. Perhaps someday you w ..read more

When you get started in your beekeeping, you are most excited about your bees and their process of making honey. But then you are faced with a dilemma. How to get the honey out of your frames? Your bees made all this wonderful goodness, and you want to have access to it, but it seems insurmountable. It really isn’t as difficult as you might think, so be prepared to work on it and then get to enjoy the fruit of your (and your bees) labors! If you take a look at your frames, you will see that your frames are capped, they are full and sealed up by your bees. So, you are ready to get that honey ou ..read more

When you are beginning serious beekeeping, you will most likely decide that you want a suit specifically made for working with bees. You want the maximum protection, different options, and the best value for what you can afford. There are many brands out there, generally you can get a good sampling if you just search on Amazon. You can take a look and see the entire gamut of what might be out there, and then search out specific suppliers that you prefer and options you desire. Suit material – the body of the suit is generally a cotton canvas, but there are more options now. When you are workin ..read more