Beekeeping Basics for Early Spring

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	Beekeeping Basics For Early Spring Beekeeping basics like the ones listed below will ensure your bees will survive the end of winter and produce plenty of honey for your this spring and summer. Order Your Bees by the End of February If you plan on ordering bees, be sure to place your order by the end of February. Most suppliers of bees have a limited amount of nucs available for sale each year. So order early to ensure you'll be able to keep bees this year. If You Already Have Bees If you already have a hive of bees, one of the beekeeping basics is to make sure your bees don't starve before plants start producing pollen. Early spring is a wonderful time to be a beekeeper and a perilous time for your bees. Hungry Bees are Unhappy Bees Most likely, your bees have been shut up all winter and are running low on food. As the temperatures in your area get warmer they will be coming out of the hive and looking for nectar - and could die quickly of starvation unless they find something to eat. Get your spring beekeeping off to a good start by preparing a syrup for them, an essential part of your beekeeping basics. Making Syrup for Your Bees Bring a gallon of water to a full boil and add five pounds of sugar. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved and allow it to cool. Fill a gallon chicken waterer with the your syrup and then add gravel to the watering tray so your bees don't drown. Set the waterer in front of your hives. Your bees will appreciate the buffet! If you don't have a chicken waterer, get a large plastic jar with a screw-cap lid. Drill hole near the top of the jar that are one and a quarter-inch wide. Fill the jar with your syrup, screw the lid back on and then set your jar, upside down on a large cookie sheet. Place small rocks or gravel on the cookie sheet to again ensure your bees don't drown. Inspecting Your Hive in Early Spring Make sure the temperatures are at least 70 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer before your inspect your bees. Otherwise, your bees will get chilled and could die. More Helpful Information on Keeping Bees A great source of beekeeping supplies, information and ready-made beehives can be found by clicking here. Learn more about beekeeping with this e-book. Want to learn how to stop the progression of Africanized or "killer" bees? Become a beekeeper! Learn how. Build your own backyard beehive. Here's how. If you're ready to have your own source of the most healthful, nutritious honey available, consider becoming a homestead beekeeper. Here's how. A beekeeper can make money selling honey as well as a self-reliant source of food. Here are other ways you can earn income off your land. Harvest beeswax to make your own bath products. Learn how. Your own harvested beeswax can also be used to make your own candles. Sell honey and other products at craft fairs. Here's how. Bees are not only a way to a far improved homesteading garden, they are also industrious, highly organized insects. Learn about the different members of the bee colony. Without the right equipment, beekeeping can be an extremely unpleasant task. Here is a list of the important Beekeeping equipment you need to get started. The right location for your bees is as important as the equipment you have on hand. Here are some tips on finding the right location for your colony of bees. Once you are an experienced homesteading beekeeper, you might want to increase your bee population by catching swarms. Learn how. Do you think you're ready to start beekeeping, but you don't know where to begin? Here are some tips on getting started. Is spring around the corner? These beekeeping basics will ensure your bees will survive the end of winter and produce plenty of honey for your this spring and summer. Read more. To keep bees you need the right housing to keep them happy and healthy. Learn more. Colony collapse disorder is a serious problem, causing hundreds of thousands of bees each year to simply vanish. Fortunately, we homesteaders can ensure bees will survive for years to come. Learn more. Learn a low-cost way of building your own hive for in-comb honey. Learn more. Bees normally will do just fine in the winter, but a little extra help on your part will ensure a strong, healthy hive. Learn more. New! Comments Have your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. 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