‘About Beehive Yourself’ is a project which showcases the day-to-day activities of Beehive Yourself. This category is primarily about beekeeping tips and advice, like beehive construction, swarm collection or using a letterpress, which you could use yourself.
Where can I find local honey near me? I often see this and similar questions posed on community pages and I have several tips to help you track down jars of this golden flowery-wonderfulness. I summarise below: Roadside Local Honey … Read more
In this article I share my experiences of a solar beeswax extractor. For the avoidance of doubt, this piece of kit is sometimes referred to as a solar beeswax melter, a solar beeswax rendered or even a beeswax solar extractor. … Read more
In this article I discuss two tools which make a big difference to hive assembly. These aids hardly get a mention in bee books or at beekeeping associations. However, unless you have a helper on hand, assembling hive boxes properly … Read more
One way to find customers is to put flyers through their letterboxes. For the best chance of success you need to create something remarkable. This is my attempt at doing just that – using cardboard, ink, and string and I … Read more
In this article, I describe how to move a hive of bees on your own. I begin by going to my apiary just after sunrise when all of the bees are still in the hive. Alternatively, you could carry out … Read more
This is the second video in a series I am calling ‘About Beehive Yourself’, which showcases some of my beekeeping activities. In my current video entitled, ‘About Beehive Yourself –The number one swarm collecting tip,’ I explain a beekeeping secret. … Read more
What Attacked My Hives? During a recent visit to my apiary, I discover damage to my hives. In this article, I speculate who the culprits are, and describe how I made good on the damage. My winter checks should have … Read more