Backyard Beekeeping | How to Turn Your Backyard into a Bee Haven On October 31st, seven native Hawaiian bees were added to the endangered species list. After years of warnings from various environmental and animal groups, the alarming decline of the bee population is finally being acknowledged in...
Chickens and Honey Bees are great companion animals, and you can learn to keep them. This website is frequently being updated with the latest beekeeping information. Welcome!
Before diving into the humorous story of how our family (thanks to my dad) finally figured out how to keep deer from destroying our plants, let’s take a look at the big picture… That’s because there isn’t one SINGLE way to keep deer out of your yard, garden, or property. Silver...
How to Keep Bees Away Once you’re rid of bees, you don’t want them coming back. The following methods not only keep bees from returning, but may also repel other critters in the process. Citronella The smell of citronella is pleasant to humans, but all sorts of insects hate it – ...
place traps approximately 200 feet away from the grapevines around the perimeter at intervals of 150 feet. In backyards, place the traps at the edge of the property, or as far away from the grapevines as possible. Most importantly, be sure to place traps between the grapevines and any known...
We continue to try to make our backyard space a place that is inviting to bees and butterflies. It was somewhat handed to us because the previous owners took care to grow bee and butterfly friendly plants and kept up with their landscaping, but finding out how to maintain this level of ...
However, learning how to get rid of bees is not as difficult as you might think. There are several ways to keep bees at bay so you can enjoy your backyard and your home environment without getting stung. Here are a few simple and safe ways to keep the bees away from your home, patio...
Move your new feeder at least two to three feet from where you previous feeder was. This will confuse the insects who expect the food source to be in the same area. The hummingbirds will easily be able to find the feeder. Take the feeder down for one day if the bees are still getti...
There are several ways to keep bees at bay so you can enjoy your backyard and your home environment without getting stung. Here are a few simple and safe ways to keep the bees away from your home, patio and other outdoor areas, and hopefully from stinging you and your family. Call a ...
How To Extract honeybee honey from backyard harvesting beehives By linguica 09/26/2010 9:15 am Spiders & Insects If you already have the skills for amateur beekeeping, as outlined in Mary Reilly's previous video, then it's time to start harvesting the honey from those honeybees. Mary sh...