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Beekeeping 101: How to do a Hive Inspection
What to look for when you open your hives
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Establishing Your Beekeeping Club – Where to Start
Can’t find a local beekeeping club to join? Here’s Ecrotek’s guide on where to start setting up your own.
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More hives, more honey
How to split hives without harming your colony. Whether you’re a commercial beekeeper or a hobbyist, you already know that buying bees to start a new hive can be expensive, which makes splitting hives an attractive option. During the warmer seasons, your bee colonies may be getting crowded and threatening to swarm. You can expand your beekeeping operation, increase your honey production and stave off swarming by hive-splitting.
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Harvesting Propolis
Bees – they’re clever little things. As well as buzzing around making delicious honey, they’re also hard at work making a compound called propolis. Propolis is used as a sealant in their hives, as well as an embalming agent to cover surfaces. Propolis is also the bees’ disinfectant – one of nature’s most powerful antimicrobials, it cleans and sterilises the inside of the hive.
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Ecrotek | Essential Spring Jobs for Kiwi Beekeepers
Spring is here – and a checklist of essential spring jobs Kiwi beekeepers need to do to keep their hives healthy – from Ecrotek
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Ecrotek | Our Favourite Honey Recipes
Make the most of your sweet harvest by using honey in baking, salads, dinners and drinks – our favourite honey recipes from Ecrotek
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Ecrotek | Essential Spring Prep for Kiwi Beekeepers
Gearing up for spring? Here’s how to get your hives ready, essential spring prep for Kiwi beekeepers – from Ecrotek.
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Spring of swarms – how to safely capture a bee swarm.
Expert advice from Ecrotek – the gear, methods and tips you need to safely capture and relocate a swarm of bees.
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How To Clean And Process Beeswax
Beeswax is one of the most versatile, useful by-products of your hive – here’s how to clean, process and apply it – from Ecrotek.
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