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Busy Warre Hive, Langstroth Hive and Top Bar Hives – February, 2011 – Portland, OR

Busy Warre Hive, Langstroth Hive and Top Bar Hives – February, 2011 – Portland, OR
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Homemade Living: Keeping Bees with Ashley English: All You Need to Know to Tend Hives, Harvest Honey & More

Homemade Living: Keeping Bees with Ashley English: All You Need to Know to Tend Hives, Harvest Honey & More

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Heard the buzz? Beekeeping is back! Neighborhoods across the country have embraced it as a source of sustainable food and environmental goodness. For those who want to join the “hive” of keepers, Ashley English has the lowdown on the key issues, from space and time considerations to local ordinances to the basics of acquiring, housing, maintaining, and caring for bees year round. Plus, get 10 tested honey-centric recipes!

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I want to plant flowers, but don’t want more bees. What can I plant that won’t attract them?

I am in growing zone 5. I have small kids and I want them to be able to play outside without dodging bees. We already have bees building nests or hives around our property, so I would like to grow something that will either entice a predator of bees or will naturally repel them.
My 3 year old was stung on our deck last year, and we have no flowers in our yard currently, so they must be wasps or yellow jackets, how do you tell? To me a bee is a bee, I dont like them.

What are questions you need to ask before buying used beekeeping hives?

What are questions you need to ask before buying used beekeeping hives?

How much honey can one beehive produce and which beehive model (i.e, Langstroth) produces this result?

How many beehives can be placed per acre? Also, which hives are the most productive, Langstroth hives, Top-bar hives, etc… ?
How many beehives can be placed per acre? Some websites state that 2 to 5 beehives can be placed in an acre. Is this true and will it increase or decrease productivity?

Also, which hives are the most productive, Langstroth hives, Top-bar hives, etc… ?