One of the honey bee’s worst enemies is a tiny mite called Varroa destructor. It is small and yet highly dangerous: the Varroa destructor mite is the most destructive enemy of the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera). The parasite has...
When to feed... Apart from which hemisphere you keep bees in, there are differences in natural pollen and nectar sources that will modify the dates locally. There are considerable differences in attitude, beekeeper to beekeeper. During winter, honey bees will...
BENEFITS OF KEEPING HONEY BEES . The benefits of keeping bees are numerous! The first things that most people think of are either the rewards of harvesting your own honey or the positive impact the increased pollination will have on...
