Tag Archives: hints

Requeening with a division board

No need to find and kill old queen? Beginner and experienced beekeepers alike are often daunted by the prospect of requeening. Most other methods start with ‘kill the old queen’. A simpler first step is to create a nucleus colony … Continue reading →

Requeening

Queen Bees are usually available from queen breeders each year from some time in October. Hints for introducing queens For high productivity, fewer swarms and gentle bees, regular requeening is recommended. Your queen will come from the breeder in a … Continue reading →

Lemon Wine

Of Swarming bees and Lemon trees It was a Monday morning one spring day at about 11.00am when the phone rang, as it usually did around that time of day, to report yet another bee swarm. In Garran. “Be there … Continue reading →

Melomel

1 kg. honey 5 litres water 700 g. sugar 100 g. raisins, chopped 1 kg cooking apples juice of l lemon nutrient yeast Boil the honey and water for 15 minutes, skimming off any scum that forms on top. Pour … Continue reading →

Letter to the bees

The Honey Harvestby Rosanne Hood Dear bees I simply must tell you that I was extremely impressed with your efforts in the summer of 1999/2000. You all worked exceptionally well. I never expected the staggering amount of honey you gave … Continue reading →

Making beeswax candles

METHOD Place one sheet of beeswax foundation on a firm, hard surface. Measure and mark the outline shape for the candle design you have chosen, using a straight edge. Cut out the shape of the candle design you have chosen … Continue reading →

Processing beeswax

Bindaree will, depending on demand, buy reasonably clean processed beeswax. In the processing we are talking about, beeswax is melted. Cappings from extracting, old combs, and scraps can be processed. A solar wax melter can be used to provide clean … Continue reading →

Beeswax – filtering tips

The following tips appeared in the BEE-L discussion list during September 2002: From: Frank I. ReiterDate: Tuesday, 10 September 2002 5:21 AM My wife and I are about to begin producing beeswax candles in a more serious (ie higher volume) … Continue reading →

The Hive Mat

Worth a Try? …. the Mercer Mat Most beekeepers insert some kind of inner cover between the top super and the hive lid. Although used overseas, inner covers or ceilings made of plywood or masonite with a rim of battens … Continue reading →

Winter Feeding in the Canberra Climate

by Paul Hooper Late Winter — Need to Feed? Winter is two months old, August is upon us, and still no snow on the Brindabellas. There have been lots of sunny days and maximum temperatures in the mid-teens scattered throughout … Continue reading →