To understand the scope of migratory beekeeping in the U.S., read this 2013 article from Scientific American It provides a means to boost local populations of pollinators to pollinate crops. Migratory beekeeping is the moving of colonies of bees from one locality to another during a single season to take advantage of two or more honey flows. If you plan to market your honey, be aware of the Food and Dairy Division of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development labelling requirements, contained in this document. This instructable provides a less messy way to render beeswax using a slow cooker and water with crockpot liners This posting takes you through the entire process on the stovetop. This video demonstrates is a simple design for a DIY solar melter. This document provides detailed instructions for a pretty elaborate solar wax melter It is available from most beekeeping suppliers.

Newly released in 2020, Bee Informed partnership’s book, Commercial Beekeeping: A Field Guide covers everything beekeepers want to know to improve their beekeeping and take their operations to the next level. This article in Keeping Backyard Bees covers much of what is involved in selling products of the hive. Michigan Cottage Law Honey Label Requirements Strategic Business Planning - published in Bee Culture, December 2016 Repasky, EAS Master Beekeeper, Pittsburgh, PAīeekeeping for Profit - 2015 article by Larry Connor published in American Bee Journal With new and updated information, this book is the go-to book for anyone interested in raising queens.” -Stephen J. No longer is queen rearing a scary, untouchable, experts only task. Connor and the second edition of Queen Rearing Essentials has taken queen rearing for the small-scale/sideliner beekeeper to a new reachable level. Read Larry Connor’s book Queen Rearing Essentials (available through inter-library loan from Michigan Electronic Library ) Randy presents a method for the hobby or sideline beekeeper who only needs to raise a few queens. This lengthy pdf by Randy Oliver (Scientific Beekeeping) is well-illustrated with photographs. Read Mel’s book, OTS Queen Rearing: A Survival Guide for Beekeepers WorldwideĬomplete step-by-step video how-to on grafting from JC's Beesįor Rusty Burlew’s excellent step-by-step instructions on using a CLOAKE BOARD with explanations of why you do what, when… Click here Mel Disselkoen’s On the Spot (OTS) method of queen rearing (notching) Comprehensive queen rearing manual from Ohio State Beekeepers Association

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