Getting Started in Beekeeping – Installing Packaged Bees!
Thanks for joining us for another blog post on DC-Bees.com! It has been a little while since I’ve posted, probably because I’ve been enjoying the honey mead that I made a while back! For the last several weeks I’ve been eagerly preparing a new apiary for an influx of packaged bees. This was my first use of packaged bees. I started out beekeeping by purchasing a nuc hive. I have traditionally grown my hives through raising my own queens, making splits, or purchasing a queen, if I found myself in a pickle or wanted to try a new strain of bees. This year I decided to significantly ramp up the number of hives I have, so I’m giving packaged bees a try!
How to Make Mead – DIY Booze! Easy Recipe to Make a Delicious Mead at Home!
Let’s make mead! Now, if you are a mead drinker, I don’ t know for certain if you ever thought about starting beekeeping; However, if you have been a beekeeper for any length of time, I guarantee you have thought about making mead. So, for those of you that are either aspiring mead drinkers or beekeepers, “What is mead?” . It is essentially a wine created from fermenting honey, and according to the Ancient Greeks, it is the “Nectar of the Gods”. Well, that sounds pretty much like the Ancient Greek equivalent of a 3 star on the Michelin Ratings…So let’s mix us up a batch, shall we?
How to DIY a Honey Bottling Tank for Cheap!
Beeping Supplies – DIY Build a Bottling and Storage Tank for gentling warming your honey for easy handling and storage without damaging the essential properties and nutrients of your of your tasty honey!