New Beekeeping Blog

Foxhound · February 14, 2015, 10:55:13 AM

Just wanted to spread the word about my beekeeping website and blog.

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/beekeepingblog/

Foxhound · February 20, 2015, 07:47:16 PM

Flow Hive: A beekeepers take on all the buzz

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/beekeepingblog/2015/2/20/flow-hive-the-beekeepers-take-on-all-the-buzz

hjon71 · February 20, 2015, 09:33:07 PM

Hi foxhound. I've read your blog and overall I like it.
If I may offer some constructive criticism, watch grammar and spelling. If you want people to take your insights and ideas seriously those simple things make a difference. If you have the option to go back and edit I would.
I like the simple layout very much and it renders nicely on my mobile device. Keep up the good work

Foxhound · February 21, 2015, 11:28:08 AM

Thanks for the advice. I do need to take a look at it and check it out again. Thanks for the comments.

Foxhound · February 28, 2015, 11:52:40 AM

Making sugar syrup with a guide to making it all seasons.

Also, gives you a guide to know how much 2:1 do you need to feed to get ____ frames of capped "honey" for winter.

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/alabamabeekeepingblog1/2015/2/25/sugar-syrup-math-for-beekeepers

annette · March 01, 2015, 11:37:44 PM

Beautiful blog with nice photos. I love the story of how you guys met and about your dog.

Good luck to you both.

Foxhound · March 02, 2015, 12:17:28 AM

Thank you Annette. I always appreciate a kind word. Thanks for all you do on the forums for beekeepers. This is a fun time of the year, I hope your bees get a great start.

annette · March 02, 2015, 09:04:05 PM

I feel sort of bad I haven't been on the forum in a while. Past few years I have been slowing down in my life and haven't been as active. I still have hives, but only 1 or 2 now. This year I will be mentoring a new beekeeper in my neighborhood which should be fun.

Still get on to read here or there.

Take care

Foxhound · March 15, 2015, 01:43:46 PM

Working with Community Gardens in Birmingham, AL

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/beekeepingblog/2015/3/14/community-gardens-and-honey-bees

Foxhound · March 21, 2015, 09:02:01 PM

Make 5 gallons and 1 gallon of sugar syrup at a time with pre-marked 5 gallon buckets.

We did the sticky work for you.

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/beekeepingblog/2015/3/21/sugar-syrup-for-bees

Foxhound · March 28, 2015, 03:29:55 PM

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/beekeepingblog/2015/3/27/building-and-using-foundationless-frames#

Learn from our mistakes on keeping bees on foundationless frames.

annette · April 01, 2015, 03:54:22 PM

I have been really lucky as the bees have always drawn out the comb perfectly straight on the foundationless frames. As you say, the important things are leveling the hives and giving them a starter strip of some sort. I was using only wax sheets that I cut down to about 1-1/2" but now I use jumbo popsicles sticks I get from the arts and crafts store.

I always give them one straight drawn out frame placed into the middle of the hive when I give them a new super with just starter strips.
As a guide.

Still loving your blog

Foxhound · May 10, 2015, 10:23:15 PM

Lot's of beekeepers keep bees without gloves. After all, beekeepers have been around longer than beekeeping gloves have.

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/beekeepingblog/2015/5/9/keeping-bees-without-gloves

Foxhound · September 07, 2015, 04:19:29 PM

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/beekeepingblog/2015/8/15/when-do-i-add-an-entrance-reducer

Beekeepers are told to put an entrance reducer on each hive before winter starts. Oft citing the need for an entrance reducer is to keep rodents out. It certainly does do that, but that's not why we use them.

Foxhound · September 19, 2015, 10:05:04 AM

5 Reasons You Need a Hive Scale

Hive scale data can supply so much information. Learn in 1 year, what normally takes years to learn through traditional observation. From reading how the weight changes week to week, we can learn what is happening in the hive without having to open it.

Follow our blog through this link

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/beekeepingblog/2015/9/19/hive-scale-for-bees

Foxhound · October 11, 2015, 10:57:47 PM

A little blog on the current state of organic honey in the US and how it affects beekeepers

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/beekeepingblog/2015/7/29/organic-honey

Foxhound · October 17, 2015, 09:26:08 AM

If we feed bees, this is the best way we have found to do it. Low cost, un-intrusive, no drowning and easy to feed larger volumes.

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/beekeepingblog/2015/8/15/the-best-and-cheapest-way-to-feed-bees

Foxhound · November 15, 2015, 11:55:07 AM

A one page visual primer on a beekeeping. Great for beginners to get a quick understand on parts of a hive, tips and what they need to get started

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/beekeepingblog/2015/11/15/a-primer-on-beekeeping

Foxhound · November 28, 2015, 11:57:16 AM

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/beekeepingblog/2015/11/15/what-do-bees-do-in-the-winter

We don't think much about honeybees during the winter. Well they are alive and well, just in a sort of hibernation inside their hive. For the bees it is a race against time and cold weather if they are going to survive the winter.

Foxhound · December 12, 2015, 11:03:27 AM

Does Filtering or Straining Honey Remove Pollen From Honey?

Honey bees bounce from flower to flower, pulling nectar and collecting pollen from each flower. Day in and day out, foraging for these ingredients, bringing loads back to the hive. Either on purpose or accidentally, pollen...

http://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/beekeepingblog/2015/12/1/does-filtering-or-straining-honey-remove-pollen-from-honey