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A honey extractor is a machine that helps remove honey from uncapped comb without destroying the drawn wax. This equipment comes in two main styles: electric and manual. If you’re looking to purchase an extractor, but aren’t sure which of the two options is the better fit for your apiary, Dadant & Sons is here with a simple comparison to …
Producing smooth, clear, golden honey requires more than just harvesting from the hive. Raw honey straight from the comb contains small particles of beeswax, pollen, and propolis. These natural elements give unfiltered honey a cloudy appearance and a grainier texture. Unfiltered honey does offer certain benefits, like retaining trace nutrients and enzymes. Yet many beekeepers and consumers prefer filtered honey because …
A queen excluder is a simple but essential piece of beekeeping equipment that keeps the queen bee in the brood box, away from the honey supers. This separation ensures that the honey you harvest is free of brood and eggs, which keeps it pure and makes the extraction process much cleaner. Choosing the right excluder for your hive setup can make …
Bee smokers make hive inspections smoother, safer, and less stressful for you and your bees. A good smoker calms the colony, reduces defensive behavior, and gives you time to work methodically. If you’ve ever tried to lift frames with a buzzing cloud around your head, you know the difference a steady stream of cool, clean smoke makes. While bee smokers aren’t …
At Dadant, we know that the right tools and gear are not just additions to your beekeeping practice; they are essentials that define your experience and success. As the beekeeping season picks up, it's crucial to ensure you're fully equipped with the best protective gear and tools available. This guide is here to walk you through our top-of-the-line products, designed …
Bee Health Guru, a new smartphone app designed to help beekeepers diagnose conditions in their hives, is promoting a fundraiser to fine-tune development of its software. The Kickstarter campaign runs through the end of May. As Malcolm Sanford reports in the May issue of ABJ: “Bee Health Guru combines observations in the field using a phone’s microphone and an App running …
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Honeybees play essential roles in pollinating plants that humans and animals rely on for food. Declines in bee populations - including 20 percent of honeybee colonies per year in Indiana - threaten our food supply. Insecticide exposure, loss of flowering plants, and fewer nesting habitats, disease and parasites are all factors. Beekeepers must, therefore, identify safe places …