I’m feeding many gallons each day as my colonies begin to build up. But I’m wondering whether there are other recipes for sugar syrup. I mix a 5-lb. bag of sugar with enough hot water - about 2.5 quarts - to fill a gallon jug. Does anyone else have a different recipe? A better recipe?
EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s time for spring packages, so I’m reposting a popular item from last year. Good luck!
Readers have asked for instructions for installing their new packages of bees. So here goes…it’s going to be a long post, but worth it, I hope!
Installing packages is one of the easier beekeeping tasks. In my opinion, there are [...]
I want to expand the number of hives I have by 2 or 3. So far in my brief beekeeping life I have introduced packages (5 hives) and cannot say that I’ve encountered any difficulty in doing so. However, I was thinking about starting the next 3 hives with nucs. My reasoning is that the [...]
Stonewall Apiary has received an Agricultural Viability Grant from the Connecticut Department of Agriculture to expand its beekeeping operation and product line. We will be offering more comb honey, since we sell out almost immediately each year. In addition, we will also be adding more pollen and beeswax products.
For more information on the grant, including [...]
Stonewall Apiary is pleased to announce its newest project, Pollinationsource.com. The focus of this website will be to connect beekeepers with people seeking pollination services. Beekeepers of all sizes - hobbyists, sideliners and even commercial beekeepers - can register with the site, listing the types of crops they are willing to pollinate, the number of [...]
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station has just published a report on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in Connecticut. The report contains good news about CCD: despite the presence of CCD in at least 24 states, there are no confirmed cases of it in Connecticut. The report suggests that this may be due to the fact that the [...]
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M00390 JUNIOR BENCH EXTRACTOR
Junior Bench Extractor. Stainless steel hand powered. Capacity: 2 frames (9 1/8″ deep maximum) per load. SS extracting basket and SS top assembly. Piano style continuously hinged lid. Easily converts to 175-lb, storage container. (Frames must be removed and turned to extract both sides). 1½” plastic honey [...]
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My preferred method of catching a swarm:
If the swarm is accessible, use a swarm catcher (or even a large, clean bucket). Put the basket of the swarm catcher around the swarm, then shake the branch it is hanging from so that the swarm falls into it. As quickly as possible, place a wet towel over the [...]
Swarming season is upon us. In an effort to keep swarms down in my bee yard, I remove queen cells whenever I find them. Usually, this is a simple matter of cutting out the cell and discarding it.
Occasionally, however, I find a queen cell in an extremely vigorous, healthy hive that produces well and has survived [...]
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