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How to keep bees hydrated
by Hilary Kearney
In the height of summer, when temperatures are soaring, it's important to remember that bees (and all wildlife) need access to safe drinking water....
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Foundationless Brood Frames
by Hilary Kearney
Why foundationless is fabulous
If you are a new beekeeper, you might not have realised how wonderfully subversive it was to receive your Flow Hive ...
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Should I requeen my hive?
by Hilary Kearney
Every beekeeper needs to replace the queen in their hive at some point. This process is called ‘requeening’. There are many different reasons to re...
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Springtime is splitting time if you want another colony
by Hilary Kearney
Spring is the perfect time to get started with a new colony. “Splitting” is a cost-effective way of establishing a new hive and one of the best gif...
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How to tell if your hive is queenless
by Hilary Kearney
A queenless hive is a sad story indeed, and one that’s not uncommon for new beekeepers. It can be difficult to diagnose as the effects of queenless...
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Choosing where to get your bees
by Hilary Kearney
Now that you’ve got your Flow Hive built and ready for bees, you might be wondering how best to populate it. Acquiring your first bee colony is exc...
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Beginner beekeeping with a Flow Hive
by Hilary Kearney
It's not all about the honey
There’s much more to beekeeping than just harvesting honey. Flow Hive beekeeper Hilary Kearney looks at what newbees s...
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Bearding – what does it mean?
by Flow Hive
Bearding is a term referring to bees accumulating at the front of the hive, in a beard-like shape. Bees do this to make room inside the hive for ad...
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What is the pollinator house?
by Flow Hive
A pollinator house is a home for solitary-nesting bees.
Did you know that different species of bees have different nesting behaviours?
Some bees li...
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How to Catch a Swarm
by Hilary Kearney
Catching a swarm of bees is one of the most joyous parts of beekeeping and it is an easy and free way to bolster your apiary! Read on to find out h...
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Installing a queen into a hive split
by Flow Hive
So you’ve done a hive split, and now you need a queen—
Once you have split your hive, you have the option to:
Take the old queen with you to the ...
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