Warre Beehives…A New Experience
In 2007, I discovered a new hive design This spring (2008) I am experimenting with a new beehive design. Since I started beekeeping, I have always used the standard ten frame Langstroth hive which is...
View ArticleA New Colony
Installing a bee package is easy when the bees are calm Two days ago I was able to install a package of bees which were purchased from Ruhl Bee Supply into a Warre Beehive which I had assembled. The...
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The Bee Space Blog is now available through FeedBurner! FeedBurner is a great (and free) service that takes the RSS feed from the blog here, “burns” or imprints it with awesome features and then...
View ArticleHot Weather + Nectar Flow = Busy Bees
Mid 90′s in the shade Talk about hot! It has been hot here in this last week, The weather is cooler now…but last week we had several days of mid 90′s F in the shade. Regardless of how we humans feel,...
View ArticleHive Robbers
Hive robbers are bad for your beehive. I am not talking about the two legged kind. I am referring to honeybees which will rob other beehives. Not too long ago I received the following sad message...
View ArticleCut Comb Honey Harvest
Last September I harvested some honeycomb from one of my Warre hives. In Spring of 2008 I had hived a huge swarm, and over the summer they built up a big hive with lots of good looking honey comb. I...
View ArticleWelcome
Thanks for visiting! The Bee Space is a blog about smart, simple and sustainable beekeeping. We feature beehive plans, construction tutorials, stories about beekeeping and lots of great photos. Enjoy!...
View ArticleHow to Build a Beehive for Free
You can build a Warre Hive for free! Don’t you just love it when you get great ideas? I know I do. This idea is a really good one too… We all want stuff for free. So what if you could build a bee hive...
View ArticleThe Care and Feeding of Your Bees
Springtime is coming. The honeybees are flying on warm winter days, getting ready for the busy time of spring. But are your honeybees ready for the hard work ahead? Your honeybees are beginning to...
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