Beginners

Is a bee just a bee? Is one bee as good as another bee? Heavens, NO!

George talks about feeding new hives sugar syrup to encourage comb building. JL- This is a practice usually frowned upon in Fiji for the risk of contaminating honey.

Everybody is talking about sampling some of their bees honey, and can hardly wait. Forget honey! Your job with your bees during the entire first year is to aid them to “build their house tight and strong, and protect them from being killed by mites or disease!” JL – I’ll add to this: Your job

Many of us think pine needles are the NUMBER ONE smoker fuel of all fuels. It is very easy to light, stays lit, and makes dense COOL, white smoke. ever work bees without a lit smoker.