Beekeeping

Various information related to beekeeping

Hive Monitoring

• Colony Monitoring
• Hive Tool
• Video Monitoring of Honey Bee Colonies at the Hive Entrance
• Bee Hacker
• NASA HoneyBeeNet

Resources

• Beesource
• Kelley Beekeeping blog
• Michigan Beekeepers Association
• Scientific Beekeeping
• Sierra Beekeepers
• University of Guelph Honey Bee Research
• University Of Michigan Extension Tips For Beginners
• West Virginia University Extension Service
• Making Perfect Box Joints

Suppliers

• Brushy Mountain Farms
• Dixie Bee Supply
• HoneyBees Online
• Kelley Beekeeping
• Mann Lake
  • I bought my frames, foundation, queen excluder, smoker, brush, and hive tool from here
• Mountain Sweet Honey
  • I bought my 2 packages of bees from here

Books

• Beekeeping For Dummies (very good)
• Building Beehives For Dummies
• At The Hive Entrance (H. Storch)

Videos

• University of Guelph Honey Bee Research
• Fat Bee Man Basic Bee Box 1 (joinery)
• Fat Bee Man Basic Bee Box 2 (assembly)
• Fat Bee Man Basic Bee Box 3 (handles)

Plans

• Sierra Beekeepers plan list
• Backyard Beekeeping's 2-Hive Stand
• Fat Bee Man 8-frame hive body plans (684 KB)
• Fat Bee Man no-drown top feeder plans (1.11 MB)
• Michigan Beekeepers Association hive body plans (1.22 MB)
• Michigan Beekeepers Association frame plans (2.02 MB)
• Michigan Beekeepers Association Imirie shim plans (1.69 MB)
• Michigan Beekeepers Association inner cover plans (1.14 MB)
• Michigan Beekeepers Association screened bottom board plans (517 KB)
• Michigan Beekeepers Association frame stand plans (1.92 MB)
• Michigan Beekeepers Association telescoping cover plans (502 KB)
• Michigan Beekeepers Association top cover plans (2.72 MB)