THE HARVEST
WHAT CAN GO WRONG
BEE WRANGLING
MEET THE BEES
REASONS TO LOVE BEES
BEE FOOD
STARTING OUT
SEASONAL PLAN
Bee informed
We also have interviews with beekeepers around the country
Video tutorials throughout this magazine
WATCH STEP-BY-STEP BEEKEEPING TUTORIALS
HIVE KNOW HOW
Hive of activity
Getting the buzz
Urban dwellers
Weight debate
WHAT TYPE OF FRAMES?
Smoker
Veil
Hive tool
WHAT SIZE HIVE?
TOP-BAR BEEHIVE 101
Janet's top-bar tips
The downside to top-bars
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
DID YOU KNOW?
Interior world
The Brood
The hive at a glance
The first 21 days of a worker-bee’s life:
The Queen
Life in the field
Drones
A regular Romeo
Identifying drones
Hive talking
How it all begins
Italian breed
Bees on the move
Carniolan breed
Swarms
The swarm cycle
Garden variety
Capturing a swarm
MEET THE LOCALS
Home for winter
Cutting measurements
Materials
Smoke screen
Don't get a bee in your bonnet
Lighting the smoker
How to open the hive
Frame by frame
Don't go flat out
The logistics
On the move
Slow and steady wins the race
Finishing up
THE BEE DANCE
JUST STING CASE
TAKE A HIKE
Allergic or not?
Divide and conquer
Crowd control
Introducing a new queen
Gently, gently
Making a new queen
Feeding bees
Hi honey!
Bumbles vs honeybees
A bee banquet
Colour me happy
Planting for food
Sweet success
Where to plant
Avoiding toxic honey
The art of pollination
Manuka
Flower power
THE SITE
PICK SOME FLOWERS
PREPARING YOUR SOIL
SOWING AND GROWING
A PERENNIAL PLANTING
CUTTING DOWN
1 Rhubarb leaf insecticide
8 Garlic bug spray
7 Natural mozzie spray
3 Chilli spray
4 Pyrethrum spray
6 Milk & baking soda
5 Buttermilk mite spray
2 Baking soda spray
August checklist
Varroa
Monthly checks
September checklist
Spring feeding
October checklist
November checklist
December checklist
January checklist
February checklist
March checklist
April checklist
May checklist
June checklist
July checklist
Winter checklist
More please
Chill factor
The heat is on
BABY BLUES
Cause for concern
How varroa hurts a hive
Varroa – the enemy
Varroa PMS
Nosema
Chalkbrood
Sacbrood
Deformed wing virus
American Foulbrood (AFB)
Inspection
Foreign threats
Do your bit
How bees make honey
What is honey?
The power of manuka
TYPES OF HONEY
The colander method
Two-bucket straining method
Potato ricer
Testing, testing
Warning:
How to render wax
Harvesting comb honey
Take a chunk
Don’t throw out the cappings!
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THE NUMBER CRUNCH
Sweet sensationt
Mind your own beeswax
What is propolis?
Go organic
Scent and Sensibility
Credits