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This month October

Learn

where to start, what to do, how

Getting startedFirst hive, budget, registration
Hives and apiaryHive types, setting up an apiary
EquipmentTools, bee suit, extraction gear
Through the seasonsThe beekeeping calendar
Colony healthVarroa, pests, diseases
Breeding and selectionQueens, swarms, selection
Harvest and extractionExtraction, ripening, bottling
The honey beeThe colony, Bee biology, Bee strains, History and culture

this month in the apiaryOctober

The whole season →

Tools

My Apiary

Your logbooks, kept on your device

Hive treatment recordsLog varroa treatments with EPA registration numbers, antibiotics under a VFD, mite counts and inspections in a free apiary record you can export and print.
Honey extraction logA honey house log for every batch: lot code, apiary, supers pulled, moisture reading, pounds extracted and jars bottled, so any jar traces back to its hives.
Hive inspection logRecord every hive inspection: queen or eggs seen, brood pattern, stores, frames of bees, mite count and temper. Filter by hive, export to CSV and print it.

Calculators

Formulas and sources shown

Sugar water for bees calculator
Fondant and sugar brick calculator for bees
Queen rearing calendar
Honey yield and price calculator
Honey moisture content calculator

More

The world of honeyHoneys, Choosing and storing, Hive products, Honey recipes
Nature and pollinatorsBee plants, A garden for bees, Wild pollinators, Biodiversity and threats
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Getting started
Hives and apiary
Equipment
Through the seasons
Colony health
Breeding and selection
Harvest and extraction

The world of bees

The colony
Bee biology
Bee strains
History and culture

The world of honey

Honeys
Choosing and storing
Hive products
Honey recipes

Nature and pollinators

Bee plants
A garden for bees
Wild pollinators
Biodiversity and threats

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