The Beekeeping Year Starts in August – Part 3 – Preventing Swarms
One of the most overlooked aspects of beekeeping is that we forget the purpose of a hive. It is not to produce honey, or vast amounts of extra honey. The purpose of a hive is to reproduce. Like all life forms. For Bees, reproduction happens in the shape of a swarm. No beekeeper wants to […]
Buying and Transporting Queen Bees
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. What We Learned – Feeding Caged Queens April 2025, we purchased 20 early queens. These queens were in JZBZ cages, with attendants. The queens came with sugar plugs. Over the first 24 hours we fed them sugar […]
After Installing a Nuc – Building Up the Colony
One of the biggest mistakes new beekeepers make is thinking that their nuc will become a strong honey bee colony in a couple weeks. In some cases, this may be true, I will explain later. In our apiary we do not find this to be true, and we have spoken to many people who struggle […]
Honey Bee – Products to Sell
A beekeeper can sell several honey bee products to help develop a sustainable apiary business. The first one everyone thinks about is honey, but there are variations of honey. Unfiltered honey is sought out by health conscious consumers. Pure ultra filtered honey can go for a premium price. Infused Honey cannot be sold as honey, […]
Beekeepers Need to Follow the Regulations
There are responsibilities and regulations for anyone that handles livestock and distributes food. Even a beekeeper who has one have, and sells honey to support their hobby must adhere to the rules, and regulations. Here are a few of the rules that apply to beekeepers. Summary of Ontario beekeeping regulations | ontario.ca Apiculture | ontario.ca […]
Honey Bee Calendar – Time Table
Beekeeper Timeline Honey bee calendar is just a rough timeline that a new beekeeper can follow. It is by no means a blueprint for beekeeping success for everyone. This is our basic, most common strategy. Even we need to follow different patterns in different bee yards. Example, in our breeding yards we are in the […]
How to Install and Care for a Nuc – Silver Creeks Bees
John and I are excited to install a nuc, even 12 years after starting our journey as beekeepers. We have installed packages at 2am, in the rain. We have installed nucs as fast as possible at 10am, because the day was hot, and the bees were dying. We make a nucs from another hive, to […]
Beekeeping Equipment New Beekeepers Need
When we talk about Beekeeping Equipment: “All Bees need is a box.” John. The rest of the gear is to help us be able to manage our bees better. “There is a gadget made for every problem you didn’t know you had”, anonymous. This is true in the beekeeping world. There are so many Beekeeping […]
Assume & Presume – Myths & Facts
Delve into the myths and facts of beekeeping. Our resource provides essential information to help you navigate the complexities of bee care and management What is Reactive Beekeeping? There is more information available to help beekeepers succeed than ever before. That said, we have met several beekeepers who quit because they thought beekeeping would be […]
The Investment in Bees – Time and Money
Note: This image is of nucs in our truck May 2024. There is more to beekeeping than the initial output. There is the time needed to learn how to keep bees and take care of them. Learn about the crucial investment in bees, focusing on the time and financial resources needed. Understand their role in sustaining […]