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How To Move A Colony of Bees

It is a difficult task to move a bee colony but it can be done It needs to be done in the Spring when the population of the colony will be smaller and the bees have time to prepare for winter. Here are two possible ways to move a honeybee colony that has established its self in a wall.

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Completely heal wounds, infections, rashes, even ulcers: Raw Honey

Raw honey is absolutely amazing at healing the most severe skin ailment, and even ulcer, better than modern medicine. It's power has been known for thousands of years, and scientific information on raw honey can be found easily. Sounds strange, but try it out!

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Australian Stingless Bees

We have ten species of Australian native honey bees that make delicious tangy honey. And best of all -- these amazing native bees are stingless! A wooden hive design has been developed for the stingless bees.

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Are Bees Important to Our Food Supply?

  In recent years there has been a lot of talk about a worldwide phenomenon that threatens to disrupt the world's food supply. The mysterious phenomenon occurring is beekeepers are returning to their hives...

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Beekeeping

Beekeeping is a common hobby in the United States. In recent years, due to lots of publicity about such things as the Africanized Killer Bees migrating up from the south as well as the sudden disappearance of...

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Beekeeping Equipment

  You will need some equipment to start with a successful beekeeping activity. You must buy this equipment before the post office calls you to come collect your bees. The most important piece of equipment...

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The History of Bee Keeping

Beehives and beekeeping are of great antiquity, and the products of the bee were of an importance in earlier economies that we would hardly realize.  Prehistoric man was well acquainted with wild bees and...

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Beekeeping For Beginners - What You Need To Know To Get Started

Beekeeping is an ancient endeavor. People have been involved in beekeeping for 1000's of years in one form or another, but modern beekeeping came about when the Langstroth hive was developed in 1878. This...

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Beginning Beekeeping

The decision of whether or not to keep bees is a personal one. Not everyone is cut out to keep small, stinging insects, even if they love honey. Bees require a lot of attention, especially if you're...

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How Do Bees Make Honey?

Honey is made only by certain members of the honeybee colony. These bees, called workers, forage for nectar. It is estimated that worker bees must obtain nectar from more than two million flowers to make a...

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