by crossmedia | May 10, 2021 | Best Practices, Getting started
Beekeeping Equipment Protective Equipment: In case you hadn’t realized, Bees Sting!! The reactions to these stings can vary, depending on the susceptibility of each individual to bee venom. It is, therefore, important that you wear personal protective...
by crossmedia | Apr 1, 2021 | Best Practices
Swarming occurs when a large group of bees from a hive leave with a queen to form a new colony. This occurs when conditions in the hive cannot support the present number of bees. It can be seen as a form of reproduction. Before the swarm occurs a new queen is raised...
by crossmedia | Jan 13, 2021 | Best Practices, Getting started
Since around the beginning of 2019, the larger Barbadian public has been made aware of a developing beekeeping industry on the island. However, few people know that it had been a decade before then that the Barbados Beekeepers Association (now the Barbados Apicultural...
by crossmedia | Jan 13, 2021 | Best Practices
Rid yourself of the notion that a flying or buzzing bee is exclusively out to sting you. Bees don’t sting unless they feel threatened. Things to do if you encounter a bee/beehive: – If a bee flies into you, leave immediately. You are considered a danger to the...
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