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“Mother Nature” and wild bees rescuing us?

“Mother Nature” and wild bees rescuing us?

How to convert from frames to a top bar hive – part 1

www.biobees.com – home of the Barefoot Beekeeper The hive shown is a Modified Dadant, built for Brother Adam at Buckfast Abbey. You can use the same method for any framed hive, inlcuding the Langstroth, British National or WBC.

How to do a quick check on a top bar hive

www.biobees.com Phil Chandler – The Barefoot Beekeeper – demonstrates how to do a quick inspection of a top bar hive using his two-follower system.

Entrance modification for top bar hive

www.biobees.com This is an experimental entrance modification for a top bar hive to reduce the exposure of bees to falling Varroa mites while enabling the hive atmosphere to be retained.

Why is sex refered to as the “birds and the bees?”?

My partner asked me, and I told him that it had to do with spring and the fact that nature is at its peek of production. I associate birds and especially bees with spring, so tell me if I’m wrong.