Beekeeping – Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com Rural Living for Pleasure and Profit Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:54:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://img.hobbyfarms.com/favicon.ico Beekeeping – Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com 32 32 How to Get Started Beekeeping in the New Year https://www.hobbyfarms.com/new-year-new-you-new-bee-adventures/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/new-year-new-you-new-bee-adventures/#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 07:00:16 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=55189 If this has been your first year beekeeping, many exciting things await. If you're an experienced beekeeper, winter is a time to look ahead.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/craft-brewery-prospers-abandoned-farmland/feed/ 1 These Women Apiarists Truly Thrive With Their Hives https://www.hobbyfarms.com/these-women-apiarists-truly-thrive-with-their-hives/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/these-women-apiarists-truly-thrive-with-their-hives/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:00:57 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=113843 Materials for beekeepers typically don’t look at the hobby through the eyes of women, but they should. These queen beekeepers talk about getting started.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/farm-and-hive-buzzes-with-peace-energy/feed/ 0 Food Is A Love Language At Bee The Change Microfarm https://www.hobbyfarms.com/food-is-a-love-language-at-bee-the-change-microfarm/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/food-is-a-love-language-at-bee-the-change-microfarm/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:00:20 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=111698 Susanna Seidensticker from the California-based Bee The Change Microfarm, an organic microfarm, recounts her steps to sustainability.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/bee-smarter-about-beekeeping-with-smart-devices/feed/ 0 Naturally Reared Queens (Excerpt, “Raising Resilient Bees”) https://www.hobbyfarms.com/naturally-reared-queens-excerpt-raising-resilient-bees/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/naturally-reared-queens-excerpt-raising-resilient-bees/#respond Fri, 23 Jun 2023 17:00:45 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=110394 In this excerpt from "Raising Resilient Bees," authors Eric and Joy McEwen share some insight into how and why they rear queen bees naturally.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/naturally-reared-queens-excerpt-raising-resilient-bees/feed/ 0 Video: Build A Simple DIY Bee Stand For Your Hives https://www.hobbyfarms.com/video-build-a-simple-diy-bee-stand-for-your-hives/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/video-build-a-simple-diy-bee-stand-for-your-hives/#respond Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:00:01 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=109807 I'm getting ready for my first year as a beekeeper. My hives are ready, but I'm building this simple, table-style bee stand to keep the boxes off the wet ground.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/video-build-a-simple-diy-bee-stand-for-your-hives/feed/ 0 125 Farming Tips For Your Hobby Farm In 2023 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/125-farming-tips-for-your-hobby-farm-in-2023/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/125-farming-tips-for-your-hobby-farm-in-2023/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2023 18:00:10 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=105996 This year, farm smarter not harder with these 125 tips put together by our contributors in celebration of Hobby Farms' 125th issue!

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