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# Learning Beekeeping

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- [2nd queen graft put in](https://learningbeekeeping.com/2nd-queen-graft-put-in/) - The first graft set failed as there was a accidental queen in the queen breeder box. This time, I double checked it. Found only 1 queen cell, removed it, and put in the grafts. Grafting was much easier and faster with 3.5x readers, but my cheap grafting tool broke. Need to buy anther. 29 grafts
- [Firewheel honeyflow on](https://learningbeekeeping.com/firewheel-honeyflow-on/) - So I drove to Houston 3 days ago, the Firewheel bloom is happening in a big way. Huge crop this year. I expect alot of honey will be made in the region. This bloom is likely 7-10 days old and may last 3 more weeks given the forecast.At the outyard and home yard, the 6
- [Splits for nucs](https://learningbeekeeping.com/splits-for-nucs/) - This week I split the home hives because I found a hive that had sealed queen cells. Split that hive into 4. 2 frames brood 1 food. That brings the home apiary to 7 hives. And Saturday I helped Nick with his hive that swarmed. I had lots of cells, I kept 3 and they
- [Feeding bees in December](https://learningbeekeeping.com/feeding-bees-in-december/) - We have warm weather (80F) for the next week or so. I've put bucket feeders on all the home apiary hives. Hopefully, it will inspire them to begin to brood up. And early ramp up would be useful. While I can't raise queens in Jan/Feb, I can more easily equalize for all hives to be
- [Post Japan trip hive check](https://learningbeekeeping.com/post-japan-trip-hive-check/) - Back from Kyoto last week, did a quick inspection of home hives. All look good. The nuc looks weak. Don't know if it will make it at 3.5 FB. The far right hive has a good deal more honey than I expected.
- [New queens laying](https://learningbeekeeping.com/new-queens-laying/) - Of the home hives I split a month ago, 1 has a laying queen, the other doesn't. I gave 2 frames of eggs and larvae to the hive that failed. I'll check in a week if they make queen cells. Last week, I checked the 2 hives at the outyard. They look great, coming along
- [New outyard and Split home hives](https://learningbeekeeping.com/new-outyard-and-split-home-hives/) - Now that I set up the new outyard on higher ground Monday, it is time to split the home hives. I'm at 2 home hives now that the 2 nucs are at the outyard. The home hives are getting big and can afford a split. They now have feed and should be good to go
- [Home yard inspection of flood damaged comb](https://learningbeekeeping.com/home-yard-inspection-of-flood-damaged-comb/) - After the July 4 flood, I was able to recover 20 frames of drawn comb. Some with honey and bee bread in them. The goal is to save them from the inevitable toll of hive moth and small hive beetle damage. I've frozen 10 frames and installed 10 frames in 4 hives. Today I saw
- [Flood at outyard - July 4th](https://learningbeekeeping.com/flood-at-outyard-july-4th/) - San Gabriel River rose something like 37' . My outyard, which I moved up in elevation since the last flood 15 years ago, was flooded by 6'. I lost all 6 hives, maybe 1/4 of my stored equipment, but I recovered 14 deep and medium bodies and frames. Neighbor says he has more of my
- [Fed outyard - slow recovery](https://learningbeekeeping.com/fed-outyard-slow-recovery/) - Visited the out yard - it finally has some flow. But small. Indian Blanket finally showed up in the field. Late, and little, but some. Also saw the beginning of horsemint. The hives were so hungry earlier this month they are slow to recover likely from cannibalizing eggs. Some only grew 1 frame of brood.One
- [Chinese Privet Blooming](https://learningbeekeeping.com/chinese-privet-blooming/) - Out for a walk and noticed the Chinese Privet was just blooming down by the local creek. Bees were working it hard. Good to see some nectar flowing. Mostly this spring has been a bust for beekeeping.I haven't checked any of my hives as I have to wait for the queens to mate. Maybe this
- [Trip to outyard - Bees hungry - Indian Blanket failing](https://learningbeekeeping.com/trip-to-outyard-bees-hungry-indian-blanket-failing/) - Quick trip to the outyard to check. I left 2 galleons of feed on all the hives 2.5 weeks ago. Three of the 4 are really in rough shape. I didn't see much bee bread or stores of honey/sugar. One hive still had 1.5 g of feed on it, but didn't take it for some
- [Nucs all have laying queens](https://learningbeekeeping.com/nucs-all-have-laying-queens/) - All nucs now have laying queens, some have milkbrood. So I wasn't able to see eggs. I need to get a flashlight or readers going forward.The one nuc I thought I had my queen in originally, showed up with a marked queen. I realized the emergency egg frame I gave them 29APR, may have had
- [No laying queen on the  splits](https://learningbeekeeping.com/no-laying-queen-on-the-splits/) - So I split the swarming hive on 10APR, 3 splits, moved the queen into one of those. As of 26APR, one split is with eggs and brood. As of 29APR, they are still 3 without a eggs or brood. Assuming 4 days at the earliest I found sealed queen cells. It is 16 to hatch,
- [Hunting...and swarm catch](https://learningbeekeeping.com/hunting-and-swarm-catch/) - Went hunting last night at my friends farm. Wild boars were roaming in doing damage, I'm there to de-boarify the north field. I had set up 3 swarm traps at this farm, one just last week on Wednesday. And lo and behold, the new one caught a swarm! Note - no sign of Indian Blanket
- [Emergency hive split](https://learningbeekeeping.com/emergency-hive-split/) - I checked on the home yard yesterday. One split had eggs already, the other split still has queencells. Hmm... that seemed odd. But either way, they will be fine in within 10 days.The blue hive had a surprise, a dozen swarm cells. She's a gentle hive, I like her, so I made emergency splits --
- [Outyard Fed - Bees not as bad as feared](https://learningbeekeeping.com/outyard-fed-bees-not-as-bad-as-feared/) - Made it to the outyard, all 4 hives were alive, no hive was pissy mad. Maybe last visit, the queenless hive was the issue. Since two hives were given queencells just in case, i didn't go thru hives. Hives had some small amount of nectar coming in. Noted the far left hive had built out
- [Trip to Houston](https://learningbeekeeping.com/trip-to-houston/) - On the drive out to Houston, I could see very little Indian Blanket this year vs last. Clearly the drought is affecting the region. I need to get to the outyard and feed, I think they will be hard pressed this year, but have a chance at the horsemint bloom if the rains come.
- [Outyard in Trouble](https://learningbeekeeping.com/outyard-in-trouble/) - 3 of the 4 hives are looking bad. Short on food. The old miracle hive was queenless and testy. The split I tried last time failed, but the miracle hive had swarm cells, so I gave them a couple of frames with cells. I do not have high hopes. I will need to come back
- [Deployed more swarm traps at Farm](https://learningbeekeeping.com/deployed-more-swarm-traps-at-farm/) - At my friends farm, I put up 2 swarm traps on the treeline last week. I have 4 at my house, 3 at the outyard, and 2 down by the creek. So I should be set to catch ~3-4 swarms this year. Inventory count of unused gear:Deeps- 8 at home - 6 at outyardMediums- 14
- [Split home hives](https://learningbeekeeping.com/split-home-hives/) - Of the 4 hives in the home yard, all of them needed splitting. I didn't have much time, so I split 2 of them. The Blue hive has a non-standard Illinois super. It is my last one I haven't cut down to a medium. I was just going to sell it. But it is on
- [Update on hives - 22MAR25](https://learningbeekeeping.com/update-on-hives-22mar25/) - So last September, the hives were too weak from drought to split. Not enough numbers or brood. After Pennsic I took too long to get back to them and the July splits in the outyard died during the drought. The last swarm died as well from predator pressure, as I was left under the trap.
- [Late July splits and Late August feeding](https://learningbeekeeping.com/late-july-splits-and-late-august-feeding/) - Pre Pennsic I was able to split 2 more hives in the outyard. Post Pennsic I was so wiped out and backlogged that I didn't feed the outyard yet. Even the home yard got its first feeding today and the drought has been pressing. I did notice a week ago lots of bee traffic so
- [July Splits](https://learningbeekeeping.com/july-splits/) - Visited outyard 3 days ago. The bloom is effectively over. Horsemint and Indian Blanket are done. There are sporadic blooms, but not groups of blooming flowers, and the fields are definitely brown. The swarm trapped hive I set up by the trap is still small. Like 3 frames. I gave them 2gal of sugar syrup.
- [Swarm trapped hives absconded](https://learningbeekeeping.com/swarm-trapped-hives-absconded/) - Highly unusual, both the swarm trapped hives I had absconded, abandoning brood. Normally brood is a solid anchor to keep them there. In one case, I tried to straighten a crosscomb and it collapsed which is likely why they absconded. In the second case, I don't know. Maybe rob out? Not likely. As for the
- [Indian Blanket has peaked and slowly fading.](https://learningbeekeeping.com/indian-blanket-has-peaked-and-slowly-fading/) - Horsemint is getting underway. I made it to the outyard today to move the 2nd swarm catch of the season. I got chiggars picking it up, so I'm reluctant to return the swarm box to the same location. I checked on the hives out there. Found one hive with supercedure cells, I'm going to leave
- [Quick inspection check in the home yard](https://learningbeekeeping.com/quick-inspection-check-in-the-home-yard/) - Blue hive has a Dakota super on it, annoying me. The other dakotas have all been cut down to mediums, even the frames. The dakota has some honey, perhaps 3-5 lb or so. And some crappy looking drone patterns in the honey area. Thought at first I had a laying worker. I also removed the
- [Caught First Swarm of 2024 and Horsemint blooming](https://learningbeekeeping.com/caught-first-swarm-of-2024-and-horsemint-blooming/) - Got to the beeyard today at noon. Blue skys 10mph breeze. Not to hot, nice. Saw Firewheel still in full bloom on roadsides and at outyard. Also saw the first of Horsemint blooming. asdf And I also caught a swarm in one of my 3 traps. That swarm was immediately put into a medium and
- [Transferred Nuc to Deep](https://learningbeekeeping.com/transferred-nuc-to-deep/) - Home apiary had a nuc I made some weeks ago. I saw lots of traffic in front of it and feared it may have been a swarm about to emerge, so I immediately gearred up and moved it to a deep. However, they hadn't even finished building out the 5 comb. So they are now
- [Releasing VSH queens](https://learningbeekeeping.com/releasing-vsh-queens/) - Yesterday I visted the outyard. Clearly the Firewheel bloom is dominating the roadsides. The outyard itself doesn't have much Firewheel, but the property across 278 does. I checked on the 3 hives I put in queens. They have escaped the queen cage and are loose in the hive. The one that had not escaped yet,
- [Installing Corey Stephen Queens and confirmed Honeyflow](https://learningbeekeeping.com/installing-corey-stephen-queens-and-confirmed-honeyflow/) - Coreys famous mite resistant queens arrived safe and sound, 4 of them. But I have storms coming in and it is overcast. Sometimes you have to beekeep at bad times. In the home yard, I opened the nuc I made and the queen is now laying in there. Left them alone. Checked the bigger hive
- [Firewheel bloom in full East of Austin](https://learningbeekeeping.com/firewheel-bloom-in-full-east-of-austin/) - Drove to Houston 2 days ago, from the highway, I saw the Indian blanket/Firewheel bloom is full on East and South of Austin. It mostly disappears suddenly 50 miles from Houston, but that may be due to high grass obstructs the view. Or possibly the warmer climate, the bloom has passed already by.
- [Another visit to the outyard, first Fireweed seen](https://learningbeekeeping.com/another-visit-to-the-outyard-first-fireweed-seen/) - Visited the outyard. Took another split out of the miracle hive to slow it down, took 2 brood 1 honey. Shook some bees, too . Put them in a Deep, with one of my new hive tops with the pail feeder hole and a donut 2gal bucket with 1 gal of feed. Leaked bad for
- [My Bees stopped flying during the Total Eclipse](https://learningbeekeeping.com/my-bees-stopped-flying-during-the-total-eclipse/) - So today was a total eclipse in Austin, TX. The totality fell over my house. The sky grew dark, and even though we had clouds, I was able to see the eclipse. The birds went quiet and the bees stopped flying. In other news, I'm seeing Indian Painbrush popping east of Austin, I think our
- [Visited Liberty Hill Outyard](https://learningbeekeeping.com/visited-liberty-hill-outyard/) - Checked on new Split, confirmed laying queen. Good brood pattern, 4 frames brood? Removed Boardman feeders, put in a Miller feeder. Added 2 galleons of 1:1 On the mother hive, I really did some work. Confirmed they have almost finished 3 galleons of 1:1. I removed the Dakota super, moved over the medium frames in
- [Willow Blooming - Indian Blanket starting](https://learningbeekeeping.com/willow-blooming-indian-blanket-starting/) - I have seen willow in full bloom with bees on it, and the early blooming of Indian Blanket in spots. Texas Bluebonnet is still in full swing, and it has to fade before the big honeyflow of Indian Blanket starts.
- [A visit to the outyard](https://learningbeekeeping.com/a-visit-to-the-outyard/) - Split a hive at the outyard March 2. Took 5 frames, leaving the original queen. A couple frames of emerging brood and some fresh eggs. Added a frame of honey. And put on a Boardman feeder with 1qt of 1:1 sugar syrup on both hives. Now that I visited again, March 22, it has been
- [Awesome Resource for NGOs in Africa](https://learningbeekeeping.com/awesome-resource-for-ngos-in-africa/) - The most awesome field manual out there for Beekeeping missions on the continent. http://teca.fao.org/resource/basic-beekeeping-manual-pam-gregory-and-gay-marris
- [Back from Middle East and Europe](https://learningbeekeeping.com/back-from-middle-east-and-europe/) - Spent March and April in Germany, Poland, and cruising the Middle East up the Red Sea and out the Suez canal.
- [Garden and Orchard update May 1, 2017](https://learningbeekeeping.com/garden-and-orchard-update-may-1-2017/) - Another Spring upon us. The winter was inconsistent with periods of cold and warm, thus most of my fruit trees didn't get enough chill hours to bloom. In the front yard, I got a Celeste fig planted near Biff Polywog, our sea dragon. The front yard swale now has 2 Jujube trees (Honey Jar and
- [Concrete poured for new honey house](https://learningbeekeeping.com/concrete-poured-for-new-honey-house/) - So I really don't *need* a honey house. Really just a shed to store beekeeping stuff and other projects I have. Plus, I really want a workshop to be honest. After a few months of on and off excavation, the pad has been poured. The excavation in the limestone was around $1800, the form $200,
- [Garden update May 30](https://learningbeekeeping.com/garden-update-may-30/) - May 30 - Here is how the garden looks. We've survived 7 inches of rain and a flood so far.
- [Spring Garden](https://learningbeekeeping.com/spring-garden/) - Spring is a busy time for beekeepers, especially if you have a garden as well. I may not be a great gardener, but I do keep a garden, and this year I'm trying to expand and use less water too. I've got a few volunteer plants coming up that I want to keep. One is
- [Migratory beekeeping at least 2000 years old](https://learningbeekeeping.com/migratory-beekeeping-at-least-2000-years-old/) - The ancient Egyptians were said to placed the hives on boats, and drifted along the Nile to provide the bees with fresh flowers on the banks.
- [Swarm Trap Book finally done!  ](https://learningbeekeeping.com/swarm-trap-book-done/) - Been looking for a book on swarm trapping? Here it is! 50 pages of juicy tidbits to help you get your bees for free...
- [Winners of T-Shirt contest picked](https://learningbeekeeping.com/winners-of-t-shirt-contest-picked/) - Finally picked the winners of the T-shirt contest, then realized as soon as I announced the winners I would have people wanting shirts. So I've already got the shirts set up on Printfection! Now, I just need to finish the video and post!
- [Berlin Beekeepers Video](https://learningbeekeeping.com/berlin-beekeepers-video/) - A nifty short 3 minute news clip on Berlin beekeeping on rooftops. What a great effort to put hives on famous buildings!
- [Sailors Beeswax holder](https://learningbeekeeping.com/sailors-beeswax-holder/) - For those of you who don't live in the US, an albatross is a bird found near oceans.
- [Swarm Traps that catch bee swarms under them](https://learningbeekeeping.com/swarm-traps-that-catch-bee-swarms-under-them/) - A fellow beek from Poland read my swarm trapping book and built a trap. It caught bees, but under it. I've seen this happen before.
- [Honey plant blooming during sarm Texas winter](https://learningbeekeeping.com/honey-plant-blooming-during-sarm-texas-winter/) - I was out in a field north of Houston and saw Indian Blanket blooming on Dec 8.
- [A bee smoker for the third world](https://learningbeekeeping.com/a-bee-smoker-for-the-third-world/) - I've been working for a while on a design for a smoker that is appropriate for third world beekeeping.
- [Scorpion and a Commentary](https://learningbeekeeping.com/scorpion-and-a-commentary/) - A new video is put out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhCuyJ5qQKY&list=UUndWYkPK3h04-69TmN_ZcNw&index=1&feature=plcp Covering an inspection with some creepy crawlies and a voice over commentary.
- [New Video added on Tips and Tricks](https://learningbeekeeping.com/new-video-added-on-tips-and-tricks/) - A few interesting tricks learned at the outyard are explained in our new video on tips and tricks.
- [Beekeeping photography](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-photography/) - The coolest beekeeping photos around! Worth a click. or two. or three. or...hell, I lost an hour here.
- [Beekeeping Fan Store Added](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-fan-store-added/) - So I've been wanting to put out some T-shirts that help promote beekeepers in our society. You know - cool shirts beeks would love to where.
- [Trip to OutYard Video added](https://learningbeekeeping.com/trip-to-outyard-video-added/) - Did an inspection, some honey harvesting, and a bit of repair.
- [Swarm Trap Book makes top 100](https://learningbeekeeping.com/swarm-trap-book-makes-top-100/) - Maybe not top 100 for all of Amazon, but it really does well under "Insects and Spiders" I'm not sure if I should be proud or just laugh at myself. Still a book over 80,000 is good on Amazon. So I'm happy being at 23,000, It is a vote of confidence by beekeepers that my
- [NY Swarms in the news](https://learningbeekeeping.com/ny-swarms-in-the-news/) - "One swarm covered the side-view mirror of a Volvo station wagon in a lot by the Hudson River, trapping a family of three inside. Another humming cluster the
- [Free Webinar by Dr Seeley on bee swarming today!](https://learningbeekeeping.com/free-webinar-by-dr-seeley-on-bee-swarming-today/) - How Honeybees Choose a Forest Home. In the late spring and early summer, when a honeybee colony becomes overcrowded in its hive,
- [First Swarm of 2012](https://learningbeekeeping.com/first-swarm-of-2012/) - I've heard reports of the first swarm of 2012 on Feb 29.
- [Spring is a comin' to Texas](https://learningbeekeeping.com/spring-is-a-comin-to-texas/) - Just spent a week out in east Texas, I see several things blooming already, mainly the wild mustard. These early blooms are very important for protein sources for new bees. So I'm getting ready for some spring craziness. I'd recommend putting on 1/2 lb of pollen patties for those in Texas as the drought really
- [Vertical Hives are cool](https://learningbeekeeping.com/vertical-hives-are-cool/) - I'm always hip to seeing new, funky hives, here is a interesting blog on Verticals. "After reading about David Heaf
- [Cuba Beeyard Operations](https://learningbeekeeping.com/cuba-beeyard-operations/) - The video is in Spanish, but all can understand the beeyard: Outdoor extraction, bicycle pedaled extractor, using 1 liter feeders, pulling uncured honey, etc.
- [Drought continues but Mesquite honeyflow starts](https://learningbeekeeping.com/drought-continues-but-mesquite-honeyflow-starts/) - Frank and I are back from my outyard. The bad news is that I lost almost all of my nucs. This drought in central texas has gotten pretty bad. There are flowers, but little nectar in them. The ants are looking for anything, and I'm forced to feed which attracts them.
- [Swarm Traps working - 2 more caught](https://learningbeekeeping.com/swarm-traps-working-catch-bees/) - Mailed off my state sales taxes today, on the way home I checked on 3 swarm traps.
- [Video on Getting Started in Beekeeping in 5 steps](https://learningbeekeeping.com/video-on-getting-started-in-beekeeping-in-5-steps/) - I get asked some basic 101 questions all the time. So I've finally made a video that outlines my advice in 5 easy steps.
- [Documentary I made on Bee Smokers with Dr. Paul Jackson](https://learningbeekeeping.com/documentary-i-made-on-bee-smokers-with-dr-paul-jackson/) - This summer I had time to go visit with the Texas State Entomologist, Dr. Paul Jackson. He has a phenomenal collection of bee smokers and the lore that surrounds them. I couldn't help but make a documentary on it. Granted, a bit sloppy on the editing, but effective.
- [Free Basic Beekeeping Manual for NGOs & Peace Corps Volunteers](https://learningbeekeeping.com/free-basic-beekeeping-manual-for-ngos-peace-corps-volunteers/) - This one goes out to my friends in Peace Corps and NGOs. I'm a really, really big fan of Pam Gregory and her beekeeping work. She has also created the best manual for third world beekeeping out there.
- [Video of Beekeeping of Apis Dorsata aka Giant Honeybees](https://learningbeekeeping.com/video-of-beekeeping-of-apis-dorsata-aka-giant-honeybees/) - I've seen honey hunters cutting down the door sized single combs that Dorsata bees build. Normally the hunters are poor and they cut down the entire comb honey and all. The honey is drained, the brood might be eaten, and the wax will be sold.
- [Great Beekeeping Recordings from American Beekeeping Federation](https://learningbeekeeping.com/great-beekeeping-recordings-from-american-beekeeping-federation/) - The ABF did audio recording of it's sessions the links to the MP3's are found on their page: http://abfnet.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=134 Session Recordings- Several educational sessions were recorded during the 2011 North American Beekeeping Conference & Tradeshow in Galveston, Texas, and are now available for your review. Download them at your convenience and spend some time revisiting
- [Back From the Texas Beekeeping Conference](https://learningbeekeeping.com/back-from-the-texas-beekeeping-conference/) - Met lots of folks, learned much, and made lots of video for my fans. I even got to see and film the coronation of the new honey queen. The main lessons from the technical track was that we should be feeding our bees in September to survive best over the winter. Also, that feeding will
- [Beekeeping in Hong Kong](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-in-hong-kong/) - Found a nice short video about Hong Kong's bee buzz. Note this is about Apis Cerana not Apis Melifera bees.
- [Honeyflow Realtime Scale Hack](https://learningbeekeeping.com/honeyflow-realtime-scale-hack/) - As an electrical engineer, I really dig this kind of thing. It is a hive scale to measure the honeyflow in real time. http://hackaday.com/2011/09/20/attiny-hacks-bees-an-electronic-scale-to-see-who-brings-in-more-honey/
- [Massive Hive Video went viral](https://learningbeekeeping.com/massive-hive-video-went-viral/) - Finally figured out why the Massive Hive video went viral.
- [New York Beekeeping Dispute over Feral Hive](https://learningbeekeeping.com/new-york-beekeeping-dispute-over-feral-hive/) - http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/bee-rescue/?hp Tropical Storm Irene moved through New York City on Sunday knocking out power, causing flooding in some neighborhoods and knocking over many trees. In one corner of Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, the storm also set off a fight
- [First Review out on my new Book Swarm Traps and Bait Hives](https://learningbeekeeping.com/first-review-out-on-swarm-traps-and-bait-hives/) - As some of you are aware, I have published my new book on bait hives and swarm traps...
- [Mentioned in Local News](https://learningbeekeeping.com/learningbeekeeping-in-local-ausint-news/) - The Austin American Statesmen newspaper sent a reporter and photographer out to meet me. The article came out today. http://www.statesman.com/life/tips-from-a-pro-to-keep-your-youtube-1798457.html The photos are here: http://galleries.statesman.com/gallery/beekeeper-mccartney-taylor-082911/#194630 "Among the many interests that Austin engineer McCartney Taylor has (he has magic skills and he's traveled the world hunting meteorites), it's beekeeping that has earned him a
- [Tassie Movie on Discovering a Honeyflow](https://learningbeekeeping.com/tassie-beekeeping-movie/) - This is a nifty movie about a beekeeper in search of a new honeyflow. I only wish my videos were this good. There are 3 parts
- [Dr. Seeley audio lecture](https://learningbeekeeping.com/dr-seeley-audio-lecture/) - http://www.makingbeehives.com/blog/audio-of-lecture-by-dr-thomas-d-seeley-honeybee-biologist-at-cornell-university A lecture by Dr Seeley that is worth the time.
- [Chinese Beekeepers dual](https://learningbeekeeping.com/chinese-beekeepers-dual/) - This is just bizarre, but worth a peak. The winner wore 57 pounds of bees. http://www.washingtonpost.com/conversations/bee-bearding-tour-de-france-casey-anthony-swimming-championships-and-more-in-the-day-in-photos/2011/07/18/gIQA0Ox1LI_gallery.html#photo=1
- [3rd world beekeeping](https://learningbeekeeping.com/3rd-world-beekeeping/) - Old hives kept in hollow logs are called 'gums' which is short for gum tree. The US used gums in rural areas for centuries but finally gave way to Langs in the 20th century. Other areas still use gums. In this case, Dominican Republic still uses them. http://rookgardenerpoet.blogspot.com/2011/06/bees-in-dominican-republic.html
- [Swarm Trap Book Almost Finished](https://learningbeekeeping.com/swarm-trap-book-almost-finished/) - I've finishing writing my new book on swarm trapping, it has cleared the editor and is now at the designer. It looks to be about 55 pages with 36 photos. I'm putting it out as both a kindle book and via Amazon as a printed book.
- [Giant Honey Bee aka Apis Dorsata](https://learningbeekeeping.com/giant-honey-bee-aka-apis-dorsata/) - Here is a fun, short video on hunting honey from the Giant Honey Bee. Clearly shot oversees by amateurs, it shows the technology used in 3rd world countries. Note that Apis Dorsata only builds one comb, and it can get to be the size of a door. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1_ze8Fab4s
- [Ancient Beekeeping in Egypt](https://learningbeekeeping.com/ancient-beekeeping-in-egypt/) - Yea, it is Spring and I should be busy keeping my hives from swarming. But I got distracted when I came across this nifty page on Ancient Egyptian Beekeeping. http://pcela.rs/Egyptian_Beekeeping_1.htm Nifty stuff, old and new hives look the same.
- [More Swarm Traps Deployed - Queen Rearing Failure](https://learningbeekeeping.com/more-swarm-traps-deployed-queen-rearing-failure/) - Deployed two swarm traps at Bertils place, and two at secret location of Kcets, and two near HS. Only have 5 traps left to place out of 30.
- [Swarm captured on wall](https://learningbeekeeping.com/swarm-captured-on-wall/) - Got a call forwarded from the local dispatcher, you know the guys who answer 911. They call me when when they get a 911 call for bees, it is the price I pay for my civic duty as a volunteer as the fire department beekeeper for sting attacks. Anyway, the swarm was at 4
- [Saving the world from my desk Chair](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeepers-microloans/) - So I'm a quiet member of Kiva, the microloan folks. When I began, I just loaned to sub-Saharan African women, due to my knowledge of the conditions there.
- [Cutting out a Lang to transfer to a Top Bar Hive](https://learningbeekeeping.com/cutting-out-a-lang-to-transfer-to-a-top-bar-hive/) - I got a question the other day that is re-occuring and wanted to answer it here. "I've got this cross combed Lang that I want to move to a top bar hive since I have to cut into it anyway" - Anon. fan First, Pick your battles.
- [Skunks and Hand Grenades](https://learningbeekeeping.com/skunks-and-hand-grenades/) - A fun tongue-in-cheek April fools video. Don't take this video seriously.
- [Spring! Finally here!](https://learningbeekeeping.com/spring-finally-here/) - Spring has pulled up to my part of Texas. Oak trees are beginning to bud, that is my indicator that swarm traps need to be deployed. My earliest known swarm is March 1. . Notes to self: . Friday, I deployed 3 traps at the homestead, 1,2,3 and three more nearby 11, 12, 4. I
- [SXSW and the YouTube Party](https://learningbeekeeping.com/sxsw-and-the-youtube-party/) - I was invited to a YouTube party for Partners only (Thanks to all my subscribers!) at the SXSW event in Austin.
- [YouTube Partner Party ](https://learningbeekeeping.com/youtube-partner-party/) - Hey folks!
- [Bee Biology Video Added](https://learningbeekeeping.com/bee-biology-video-added/) - Recorded at the Williamson County Area Beekeepers Assc. . .
- [Brother Adam's Quest for Better Bees](https://learningbeekeeping.com/brother-adams-quest-for-better-bees/) - Found a great article about the travels of Brother Adam in his quest.
- [Predicting Honeyflows and Swarms with Soil moisture maps](https://learningbeekeeping.com/predicting-honeyflows-and-swarms-with-soil-moisture-maps/) - US soil moisture maps are a great way to spot if you will have a good or bad honeycrop.
- [Primative Honey Hunting Video](https://learningbeekeeping.com/primative-honey-hunting-video/) - This is the hard way to get your honey. But you have to do, what you have to do. .
- [Warm Day in Winter Good for De-Cross-combing](https://learningbeekeeping.com/warm-day-in-winter-good-for-de-cross-combing/) - Visited the outyard today to drop off new hive stands and check in on the girls.
- [Some interesting Beekeeping videos](https://learningbeekeeping.com/an-interesting-video/) - Came across a mini documentary on a Aussie beekeeper with an old lumber mill. Give it a watch. About 5 minutes. http://vimeo.com/10647065 and a totally wacky hive with wacky people here: http://vimeo.com/11297043 and an artsy short 2 minute video about living in the 'now' due to beekeeping http://vimeo.com/8226914 and a short interview of an arabian
- [Tazmanian beekeeping Videos](https://learningbeekeeping.com/tazmanian-beekeeping-videos/) - While the first
- [Doing Cutouts ](https://learningbeekeeping.com/doing-cutouts/) - Cutouts are simply removing unwanted hives from places humans deem unacceptable. Normally the wall of a house, or the eve of a barn or such. They can be a traumatic experience for both bee and beekeeper alike. In this podcast, I cover some of the legal, political and technical issues of cutouts.
- [Preparing Swarm Traps for Spring](https://learningbeekeeping.com/preparing-swarm-traps-for-spring/) - I ran 10 traps last year and caught 6 swarms. This year I've got 30 traps, and will be starting a grand experiment to find optimum locations, as well as making a DVD on swarm trapping. . Winter is the most under used season of beekeeping, it is a time for maintenance, ordering equipment, planning
- [Role of Modern Beekeeping](https://learningbeekeeping.com/role-of-modern-beekeeping/) - . Beekeeping isn't what it use to be. .
- [Winter losses do some good.](https://learningbeekeeping.com/winter-losses-do-some-good/) - If you are in Texas, the end of Winter is nigh. I saw the first Dandelion bloom yesterday.
- [Chinese Honey not Dumped per se](https://learningbeekeeping.com/chinese-honey-not-dumped-per-se/) - Quick Summary - Chinese honey was found to be not dumped, but was causing 'material injury to an industry in the United States'. . I've heard it dozens of times "Dumped Chinese Honey" and went to the root of the report.
- [Preparing Queen Rearing videos](https://learningbeekeeping.com/preparing-queen-rearing-videos/) - . I've been lucky enough to tap into some real experts. Both Michael Bush and a New Zealand beekeeper both have done Queen Rearing Presentations and both have given me permission to use their materials for a video. . I've been processing the sound of Michael Bush's video and will have it ready soon. This
- [Honey again proven useful in wound management](https://learningbeekeeping.com/honey-again-proven-useful-in-wound-management/) - . Honey has been used in wound management since the ancient Greeks. So no surprise yet another study confirms it. . However, what is great about this article is the very simplistic explanation as to why it works, even laymen can understand the gunk around their bathtub drain. http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/medizin_gesundheit/bericht-33220.html . How this affects us, as
- [Old Texas Law required Swarms Destroyed.](https://learningbeekeeping.com/texas-law-requires-swarms-destroyed/) - . UPDATE - Just called the State Apiary Inspector. Their office said the quarantine has been lifted, as the entire state is now considered Africanized. Swarms are no longer required to be destroyed. +++++++++++++++++++ Just noticed that Texas AG Law 71.7 overreacted in the 1980's and requires all swarms in 'quarantined areas' aka Africanized territory
- [Tell me what Videos You want to see!](https://learningbeekeeping.com/what-videos-do-you-want-to-see-for-the-new-year/) - So far I've drifted through different topics making videos. A new year is here and I want to make a master plan. At some point this spring, I'll put out a Swarm Trapping DVD, and some videos on how to light a smoker, cover basic equipment, and one on how to get into beekeeping. .
- [Varoa Miticides are bad, scientific reasons not to use them](https://learningbeekeeping.com/varoa-miticides-are-bad-scientific-reasons-not-to-use-them/) - Here at LearningBeekeeping, we've held the line that you are better off to let hives die than coddle a colony that can only live with chemical help.
- [TBH swarmed](https://learningbeekeeping.com/tbh-swarmed/) - Finally made it to my outyard today. 93F and toasty. . Checked all hives for eggs (queen check) and how much space they needed. The eve hive looked like it swarmed but it did rake in alot of honey.
- [Rent-a-Hive -- A Twist Getting Bees back into the Urban Landscape](https://learningbeekeeping.com/rent-a-hive-a-twist-getting-bees-back-into-the-urban-landscape/) - I like this post. . http://laughingsquid.com/get-bees-helps-you-setup-your-own-beehive/ . The simplicity of having a beekeeper charge $590 to a want-to-be-beekeeper urbanite to start beekeeping. The world gets more bees, and a beekeeper gets better pay for his skill set. . Brilliant, what more can I say?
- [Moving the Apiary](https://learningbeekeeping.com/moving-the-apiary/) - . My old landlord is selling his property, so I have to move 11 hives. 7 Lang, 4 TBH, 1 nuc. . Noticed yellow pollen coming in on Dec 10.
- [12 year survivor hive](https://learningbeekeeping.com/12-year-survivor-hive/) - The old beekeeper who gave me his hive said he bought them 12 years ago. He set them up for pollination and did nothing but open the hive every fall for honey harvest. So I've got a treasure here, a decade old survivor hive. No treatments, no problems, just a self sustaining hive.
- [A Warm Week of Thanksgiving ](https://learningbeekeeping.com/a-warm-week-of-thanksgiving/) - Almost at the end of November, and it is still a warm breezy 80 degrees today here in Austin, TX. Typical of Texas weather. On the flip side, I see several species of plants still in bloom. So pollen and nectar are still coming into the hives. And while the warm weather is still here,
- [Ancient Beekeeping and Laws](https://learningbeekeeping.com/476/) - I found this interesting tidbit about ancient beekeeping while trolling the web. I like that is has studies and dates to back it up, although I haven't vetted it yet for accuracy. . "Interesting, it sheds light on the agricultural economy of the time. Some further thoughts on ancient beekeeping from
- [Old Beeks Never Die](https://learningbeekeeping.com/old-beeks-never-die/) - I talked with a local beekeeper who is 86. He's been keeping bees for 76 years!
- [Video on Bees in Brazil added](https://learningbeekeeping.com/video-on-bees-in-brazil-addes/) - Added a video on my experience in Brazil and the beekeeping I encountered. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oao7E0mncpc
- [Troubles at the Apiary](https://learningbeekeeping.com/troubles-at-the-apiary/) - The landowner will be doing a major cleanup of the property for a sale. He want all my hives gone by New Years.
- [Fall inspection and Forced Harvest ](https://learningbeekeeping.com/fall-inspection-and-forced-harvest/) - I checked on my hives today, found that I have 6 langs and 4 TBH plus one TBH nuc.
- [Mystery illness wipes out bees on Vancouver Island, BC](https://learningbeekeeping.com/mystery-illness-wipes-out-bees-on-vancouver-island-bc/) - I received a dark message that something swept through Vancouver Island in Canada last year and killed of 90% of the bee population. That is a massive decimation. This came straight from veteran top bar hive beekeeper, Conrad B
- [Indian Honey banned in EU](https://learningbeekeeping.com/indian-honey-banned-in-eu/) - An EU inspection team on honey from India showed serious failings on honey safety. Mainly 'residue monitoring' as defined in the food safety law 2004/432/EC. So they imposed a ban from India. I don't really know how badly this affects Indian honey industry as the native demand is close to the country production.
- [Swarm Trap Catching Going Well](https://learningbeekeeping.com/swarm-trap-catching-going-well/) - Bait hive / Swarm trap bring in free beehives
- [Bait Hive Crashed](https://learningbeekeeping.com/bait-hive-crashed/) - Bait Hive crashed
- [Have you found a Bee Tree?](https://learningbeekeeping.com/have-you-found-a-bee-tree/) - Leaving a bee tree alone to make swarms and improve the genetics of honey bees.
- [Varroa mite check](https://learningbeekeeping.com/varroa-mite-check/) - Checking the hive for varroa infestation
- [Cutting Honeycomb Video done](https://learningbeekeeping.com/cutting-honeycomb/) - Old kindergarten friends are the best.
- [Harvested, Dearth Starting, and Robbing noticed](https://learningbeekeeping.com/harvested-dearth-starting-and-robbing-noticed/) - I took 2 friends, Wes Chang and Cory, out to my outyard and we robbed the bees. Only 2 top bars. Took a minimal amount of honey, only 3 bars. 2 from yellow hive, 1 from red hive. . Noticed a tornado of bees robbing on the plainview hive, so I smoked it and then
- [My Vids on iTunes !](https://learningbeekeeping.com/my-vids-on-itunes/) - They are available here -
- [How to Start Beekeeping in the Fall](https://learningbeekeeping.com/how-to-start-beekeeping-in-the-fall/) - I got asked again today how to start. Here's a synopis of my response: . You've asked the ground zero question - "How do I get started?". I get this one alot. It is late summer. You need to get your ducks in a row for next spring. . 1. Order Bees - they will
- [Gave Lecture and Built tops and bottom boards](https://learningbeekeeping.com/gave-lecture-and-built-tops-and-bottom-boards/) - . I attended the Austin Area Beekeepers meeting yesterday. About 20 showed, but no speaker, so I stepped in and gave a Beekeeping 101 class. . I spent Sunday morning with a powersaw cutting up old 2x6 into thick bottom boards and really heavy migratory tops.
- [Back from Brazil, and checkup on the Outyard.](https://learningbeekeeping.com/back-from-brazil-and-checkup-on-the-outyard/) - . I've returned from my expedition, and a bit weary. However, I wanted to check on my bees so I dropped by this morning before the heat was unbearable.
- [Bee Attack](https://learningbeekeeping.com/bee-attack/) - Whew. I did the cutout on the water cooler hive that Frank and I took to my apiary.
- [Moved Bait Hives into Hive Bodies](https://learningbeekeeping.com/moved-bait-hives-into-hive-bodies/) - I moved two hives in swarm traps into hive bodies.
- [Bait Hive Caught another Swarm](https://learningbeekeeping.com/bait-hive-caught-another-swarm/) - We're getting a bit of rain from a approaching hurricane. Haven't been out and about much. But nice to have rain in what is normally a baked hell here in Texas. I expect the honeyflow to extend due to the moisture. The rain keeps the blooms and nectar flowing. Cross your fingers. . Checked the
- [Good day fishing.](https://learningbeekeeping.com/good-day-fishing/) - The swarm that absconded yesterday from the hive I put them in finally chose the hive again as home. Sometime around 1 pm they landed back in it. This proves the concept to me of using a bait hive to bring down swarms high up in trees. I kind of think of it as fishing.
- [One Cooler, scratch an owlbox and the big swarm.](https://learningbeekeeping.com/one-cooler-scratch-an-owlbox-and-the-big-swarm/) - Well, the massive swarm absconded. I did everything right but put in a frame of brood to anchor them down. However, the TBH nuc and Lang nucs are doing well. I saw queen cells in the TBH nuc. . Busy weekend. On friday my French collegue, Frank, and I recovered a hive in an owlbox.
- [Nice Prime Swarm and a new Video](https://learningbeekeeping.com/nice-prime-swarm-and-a-new-video/) - Swarm calls this weekend were OK, had a dud swarm of less than a pound of bees on Friday that I just threw into a hive to up the numbers. Then on Sunday I had the biggest swarm I've seen. Likely 8-10 lb. . I also finally got my videos to transcode right for Blip.tv.
- [New Bee Lining Video](https://learningbeekeeping.com/new-bee-lining-video/) - Here we go. . The cathouse hive was cutout and clipped into a Top Bar hive with hair clips. All the comb were fairly small, so the transition had little troubles. I fed them a jar of 1:1 syrup in the back of the hive. Hope they get their feet under them soon, Indian Blanket
- [Cathouse Hive](https://learningbeekeeping.com/cathouse-hive/) - Did a 50 minute drive down to Kyle, TX. Friend of a friend had a small swarm establish in a outdoor elevated cathouse. Cute little house with a big 7" opening, and .... just the right size to be a swarm trap. . I peaked into the house and spotted about 5 combs in the
- [911 Swarms](https://learningbeekeeping.com/911-swarms/) - Two swarm calls today. One was from a fellow in Leander who called 911 and they gave him my phone number. Simply 3# of bees under a trampline. Due to the travel time I opted for the "Grab and Go" method, put a box underneath, shake the swarm, wait 20 minutes to settle and take
- [Overcast with a chance of Swarms](https://learningbeekeeping.com/overcast-with-a-chance-of-swarms/) - Swarms as a rule, have a tendency to sometimes not take to the hive box you put them in and they abscond. You can reduce this risk by: 1. Applying a couple of drops of Lemon Grass oil in the hive before you put them in it. 2. Plug up the hive entrances with grass for a day or two. The grass keeps them in, and if you forget, they can chew their way out. It also forces them to stay in the hive and that decreases the absconding probability by quite a bit.
- [Transfer comb video added](https://learningbeekeeping.com/99/) - Just updated a little more and added a new video on transferring comb. I'm really, really, busy this spring. Not much time to update the website, so I'll try to add a little each week. I've got 7 hives running right now -- 2 survivors from last year, 2 cutouts from this year, 3 captured
- [Moving into my new website.](https://learningbeekeeping.com/27/) - I've been overdue for having my own beekeeping website. My goal is to pack lots of knowledge into small easy-to-digest videos for the average learning beekeeper. Many of my video segments are on youtube, but YT is not good quality renders, and a poor player as well. So I'm trying to get all of

## Pages

- [Honeyflow Calendar for Central Texas](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/honeyflow-calender-for-central-texas/) - Wanting the absolute best calendar for central Texas? Here it is!
- [About](https://learningbeekeeping.com/about/) - McCartney Taylor is the name and I plan to change the world. Or at least a small part of it. I'm targeting about 30 square km of North Central Tanzania. But I'm getting ahead of myself. . I'm an engineer by training. Electrical engineering undergrad, masters in Petroleum Engineering. However, I didn't practice long as
- [Swarm Traps and Bait Hives](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-videos/swarm-traps-bait-hives/) - Want free bees? Learn how to catch swarms with simple boxes and get all the free bees you can handle!
- [Beekeeping Books](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-books/) - This is a list I've found of books dealing with beekeeping. (It is actually a list of a beekeepers personal collection that I lifted off of a beekeeping forum)
- [In the News](https://learningbeekeeping.com/in-the-news/) - http://www.statesman.com/life/tips-from-a-pro-to-keep-your-youtube-1798457.html Austin American Statesmen did a flattering piece on me in August 2011.
- [Contact Me](https://learningbeekeeping.com/contact-learning-beekeeping/) - I've had so many people want to contact me that I've put this form in to handle it.
- [Bee Smoker Design for Third World Beekeeping](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/bee-smoker-design-for-third-world-beekeeping/) - I should start by stating the official name of this smoker is the "3 can Jackson-Taylor bee smoker" (version 1). Maybe it will be called the "3-can smoker" or the "Jackson-Taylor" smoker in time, who knows. About the Jackson part of the name, that would be Paul Jackson, a fellow Aggie and the Texas
- [Welcome to Learning Beekeeping](https://learningbeekeeping.com/home/) - Where to come when you are beginning in beekeeping.
- [Pests](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/pests-and-diseases/) - . Varroa Mites are the biggest enemy . We face a greater threat from in-hive pests than from out-hive pests (bears and teenagers)
- [](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/how-to-swarm-trap/) - Want to get bees for free? This is the best book out there to catch swarms with swarm traps and bait hives. An absolute must for beekeepers who want to grow their apiaries.
- [Beekeeping Articles](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/) - Pests - Varroa and Small Hive Beetle suck. You need to learn to make them suck less. Splitting Whether you want to split for increasing stock or minimizing swarm chances. This is the easy way to do walk away splits. . Wintering - Can't help you there .. I live in Texas, we
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- [Swarms = Free Bees](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/swarms-free-bees/) - Want bees? Come read how to get Free Honey Bees, the quick and simple guide.
- [Nuc Hives for Sale - Austin TX](https://learningbeekeeping.com/nuc-hives-for-sale/) - .SOLD OUT! . Starting in the Spring of 2011 I'll be offering for sale nucs for both Langstroth and Top Bar Hives. . . All my hives are treatment free. I've been collecting feral bees for years and evaluating their workability. I'm finally happy with a few genetic lines, so I'll be offering some nucs
- [Texas Beekeeping Laws](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/bee-law-in-texas/) - . Legal responsibilities with bees should be addressed by every beekeeper. . You need to understand that you are housing wild animals, that can, in rare cases kill livestock and even people. This should never be forgotten, especially in areas that have Africanized bees, like Texas. Texas Bee Laws 2004 . I've found a good
- [Food Grade Buckets](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/food-grade-buckets/) - The complete lowdown on buckets in beekeeping.
- [Swarm Trapping and Bait Hive Book Now Available!](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-books/swarm-trapping-bait-hives/) - Want to learn how to catch free bees? The swarm trap and bait hive book is the resource for you! Pays for itself the first time you trap a swarm.
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- [Equipment Suppliers](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/beekeeping-equipment-suppliers/) - Everyone needs to buy some kind of beekeeping equipment. Usually the safety equipment, and some hive stuff. The Uber Secret that few seem to know, is
- [Thanks for Subscribing to the Video Training for Beekeepers](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-videos/thanks-for-subscribing-to-the-video-training-for-beekeepers/) - Great! You signed up! You must be serious about beekeeping, then. Guess the first thing I should do is ask you the most important question a beekeeper will ever be asked.
- [Queen Rearing and a Bee Hunting book](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/bee-hunting-queens/) - Want a free bee hunting book? Got one here for you.
- [Bee Museums around the World](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/bee-museums-around-the-world/) - Beekeeping Museums on Earth
- [Feral Hives](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/feral-hives/) - A Feral Hive is any hive that is not managed by a beekeeper. This is my definition. There might be a better one somewhere, but I like mine for now. Anyway, feral hives might be a hive that swarmed out of a beekeepers hive last year, or a hive that is hundreds of
- [Queen Rearing Overview Videos](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-videos/queen-rearing-overview-videos/) - Here is a presentation from Michael Bush that I've cleaned up the audio and set it to the original slides.
- [Minimum Beekeeping Equipment Needed](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-videos/minimum-beekeeping-equipment-needed/) - For those who want to know the bare minimum, this video will tell you what you can do without.
- [Bee Hunting aka Bee Lining](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-videos/bee-hunting/) - There is an art known as bee lining (beelining) of tracking bees back to their hive. Once found, the hunters of old would mark the tree as 'found' and wait till late summer to rob it of its honey.
- [White Papers on Bees](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/articles/) - There are several nuances of the bee kingdom that are worth investigating. Either because of the fascinating nature of them, or because the answers we seek will make us better beekeepers.
- [Foundation vs Foundationless Beekeeping](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/foundation-vs-foundationless-beekeeping/) - . If you use Lang hives, you have the option to buy foudation.
- [Beekeeping Videos](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-videos/) - Here is where you can watch beekeeping videos and learn beekeeping.
- [Foreign Beekeeping](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/foreign-beekeeping/) - . I always find it interesting how other countries do beekeeping. From time to time I check into how some countries to beekeeping like Yemen or Cameroon . . But North Korea is the holy grail in my little quest. The black iron wall seals off all news coming out of there. But today I
- [Top Bar Hive Lessons](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-videos/top-bar-hive-lessons/) - Top Bars present several advantages to beekeepers, yet they have drawbacks as well. Like most things in life, the correct choice is about a trade off. . [powerpress: url="http://mccartneyt.sg-host.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/STE-007.mp3"] . Pros: No lifting (except the lid) Low cost to build
- [Beehive removals aka Cutouts](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-videos/beehive-removals-aka-cutouts/) - I'll show you the hives I've removed from places they were not welcome.
- [Top Bar Hive Design Plans](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/top-bar-hive-design-plans/) - Some Top Bar Hive Design Plans for the average Joe
- [Splits](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/splits/) - All I know about splits and dividing hives
- [Lighting the Smoker Ceremony](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/lighting-the-smoker-ceremony/) - . Your smoker is your best friend at the apiary.
- [Blog](https://learningbeekeeping.com/blog/)
- [Hive Density Study](https://learningbeekeeping.com/beekeeping-articles/articles/hive-density-study/) - Hive density in the US is an interesting but elusive number. If we could nail it down, I think we could get a better understanding of the effectiveness of swarm lures. Because if there are X number of hives within scout range and you catch X/2 swarms per year, you'd have a good idea that

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