BeeQuipment Monthly Bulletin

Explore past issues of our popular monthly BeeQuipment Bulletin, where Mike delves into an array of bee-centric subjects.

2024

BeeQuipment Bulletin

April 2024

  • Autumn/ Winter Hive Maintenance
  • Our Australian contributor writes to us about his interesting DIY wax melting process.
  • Bee forage of the month: Cannabis
BeeQuipment Bulletin

March 2024

  • A Message from Down Under!
  • Product Launch: Uncapping Station
  • Bee forage of the month: Perennial Basil & Wild Italian Rocket
BeeQuipment Bulletin

February 2024

  • Honeybee Predators – Eish!
  • 9-Frame Spacers – The pros and cons
  • Our special products:  Multi-Function Claw Hammer
  • Bee forage of the month: Salvias & Sages
BeeQuipment Bulletin

January 2024

  • Full foundation sheets in your super frames
  • Extracting beeswax & using burnt honey
  • BeeQuipment Protective Clothing
  • Bee forage of the month: Buddleja saligna, (False Olive)

2023

BeeQuipment Bulletin

December 2023

  • Space management in your beehive
  • Melting beeswax during heatwaves
  • BeeQuipment Christmas Catalogue
  • Obituary – Tinus De Klerk
  • Bee forage of the month: Faurea saligna, (African Beech or Transvaal Beech, Boekenhout)
BeeQuipment Bulletin

November 2023

  • Why do bees cluster outside the beehive?
  • Preparing Supers
  • Our special products: Digital Temperature Gauges; 9 Frame Spacers
  • Bee forage of the month: Ziziphus mucronata, (Buffalo Thorn, Blinkbaar-Wag-’n-bietjie)
BeeQuipment Bulletin

October 2023

  • Removing bees out of a borehole
  • Dealing with Bee Pirates
  • Our special products:
    Smoker accessories; Multi-Function Claw Hammer; Galvanised Trays for Supers
  • Bee forage of the month: Verbena canadensis, (“Homestead Purple”)
BeeQuipment Bulletin

September 2023

  • Preparing foundation sheets in frames – Part 2
  • Wax Shee*ts? Or Beeswax Foundation Sheets?
  • Our special products: “J” type Hive Tool; Smoker Fuel Pellets; Frame Corner Protectors
  • Bee forage of the month: Dombeya rotundifolia, (African Wild pear)
BeeQuipment Bulletin

August 2023

  • Preparing foundation sheets in frames – Part 1
  • Honey Imports – South Africa
  • Our special products: Caution Beehives Signage; Reversible Large Hive Beetle Entrance Guards;
  • Bee forage of the month: Chieranthus, (Wallflower)
BeeQuipment Bulletin

July 2023

  • Honeybee Nutrition – Part 2
  • Convert your precious wax cappings into solid beeswax with our locally manufactured Solar Wax Extractor
  • Our special products: Large Hive Beetle Entrance Guards; Metal Frame Wiring Board
  • Bee forage of the month: Euryops virgineus, (Honey Euryops or Honey Bush)
BeeQuipment Bulletin

JuNE 2023

  • Honeybee Nutrition – Part 1
  • Check out our exclusive range of South African manufactured Honey Extractors
  • Our special products: Uncapping Skimmer; Insect hotel
  • Bee forage of the month: Eucalyptus sideroxylon, (Black Iron Bark)

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